American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Puff Balls

Original Recipe

To a piece of butter as large as an egg stirred until soft; add three well-beaten eggs, a pinch of salt and half a teacupful of sour cream. Stir well together, then add enough flour to make a very thick batter. Drop a spoonful of this into boiling water. Cook until the puffs rise to the surface. Dish them hot with melted butter turned over them. Nice accompaniment to a meat dinner as a side-dish--similar to plain macaroni.

Ingredients

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  • 1 piece of butter as large as an egg stirred until soft
  • 10 eggs
  • 1 pinch of salt and half a teacupful of sour cream
  • 1 very thick batter
  • 1 spoonful of this into boiling water

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Instructions

  1. 1

    To a piece of butter as large as an egg stirred until soft; add three well-beaten eggs, a pinch of salt and half a teacupful of sour cream.

  2. 2

    Stir well together, then add enough flour to make a very thick batter.

  3. 3

    Drop a spoonful of this into boiling water.

  4. 4

    Cook until the puffs rise to the surface.

  5. 5

    Dish them hot with melted butter turned over them.

  6. 6

    Nice accompaniment to a meat dinner as a side-dish--similar to plain macaroni.

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