When milk is only slightly sour, use a lesser quantity of soda and a small quantity of baking powder.
SALLY LUNN (AS AUNT SARAH MADE IT) As "Aunt Sarah" made this, it required 1 cup of sweet milk, 2 eggs, 1 tablespoonful of butter, 3 tablespoonfuls of sugar, flour to make a stiff batter, about 2-3/4 cups (almost three cups) of flour sifted with 3 scant teaspoonfuls of baking powder.

Served immediately when taken from the oven, this is an excellent substitute for bread for lunch.
AUNT SARAH'S RECIPE FOR "JOHNNY CAKE" One and one half cups of sour milk, 1/3 cup of shortening, a mixture of lard and butter, 1-1/2 tablespoonfuls of sugar, 2 cups of yellow cornmeal, 1 cup of white bread flour, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon of soda, dissolved in a little hot water, a little salt.

Mix all together, add the stiffly-beaten white of egg last.

Pour batter in an oblong bread tin, bake about 45 minutes in a quick oven.

Granulated corn meal was used for this cake.
MARY'S BREAKFAST MUFFINS 3 cups sifted flour.
1 teaspoon salt.
1 teaspoon sugar.
1 tablespoon butter and lard.
1/4 cake Fleischman's yeast.
2 eggs.
2 cups boiled milk.
Place the flour, salt, sugar, butter, lard and yeast cake, dissolved in water, in a bowl and mix well; then add the eggs and milk, which should be lukewarm.