Grease the griddle with a bit of salt pork on a fork, or a _very little_ drippings rubbed over it evenly, but never have it floating with fat, as many cooks do.

Drop in large spoonfuls, and bake and serve _few at a time_, or they will become heavy and unfit to eat.

If a cupful of the batter is saved, no yeast need be used for the next baking, and in cold weather this can be done for a month.
HUCKLEBERRY CAKE.
One quart of flour; one teaspoonful of salt and two of baking powder sifted with the flour; one pint of huckleberries; half a cup of butter; two eggs; two cups of sweet milk; two cups of sugar.
Cream the butter, and add the sugar and yolks of eggs; stir in the milk, and add the flour slowly; then beating the whites of the eggs stiff, and adding them.

Have the huckleberries picked over, washed, dried, and well dusted with flour.

Stir them in last of all; fill the pans three-quarters full, and bake in a moderate oven for about half an hour.
APPLE CAKE.
Make as above; but, instead of huckleberries, use one pint of sour, tender apples, cut in thin slices.