Miss Cornelia’s Doughnuts
“I’m very fond of doughnuts,” she confessed “Aunt Martha never makes any. But Miss Susan at Ingleside does, and sometimes she lets us have a plateful in Rainbow Valley. Do you know what I do when I’m hungry for doughnuts and can’t get any, Mrs. Elliott?”
“No, dearie. What?”
“I get out mother’s old cook book and read the doughnut recipe–and the other recipes. They sound so nice. I always do that when I’m hungry–especially after we’ve had ditto for dinner. Then I read the fried chicken and the roast goose recipes. Mother could make all those nice things.” — Rainbow Valley, ch.ix
Ingredients
1 cup of sugar
1 tablespoonful of butter
1 egg
1/2 nutmeg
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups flour
Directions
1. Beat sugar, butter and egg together well.
2. Grate nutmeg into this, and add milk, baking powder and flour.
3. Make a soft dough. Do not roll, but pat out with the hands.
4. Fry in hot lard.
