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Waffles / The Daily News 1896

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pint flour (1 pint = 2 cups)
  • 1 pint milk (1 pint = 2 cups)
  • 1/2 cup butter, barely melted
  • 3 egg yolks, well beaten
  • 3 egg whites, well beaten
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Instructions
 

  • Mix together one pint of flour and one pint of milk to a smooth paste.
  • Add one-half of small cup of butter, barely melted.
  • Add to this the well-beaten yolks of three eggs, then the beaten whites and just before baking one teaspoonful of baking powder.
  • Beat very hard for two minutes and bake in very hot iron.

Notes

The original recipe (125 years old)
Waffles pg 324
Mix together one pint of flour and one pint of milk to a smooth paste; add one-half of small cup of butter, barely melted; add to this the well-beaten yolks of three eggs, then the beaten whites and just before baking one teaspoonful of baking powder. Beat very hard for two minutes and bake in very hot iron. This recipe is delicious and never fails. 
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