Waffles-Basic

          

                   1- 1/2 cups  flour                                       

                   1/2 tsp.salt                               

                   2 tsps. baking powder                                

                   2 eggs, separated                     

                   1 cup milk                              

          4 Tbsps. shortening, melted                        

          1. Combine flour salt and baking powder.

            2. Beat egg yolks and add milk and shortening.

            3. Add flour and beat with rotary beater until smooth.

            4. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

            5. Bake in hot waffle iron. Makes 4waffles.

          **Variations

Buttermilk--Use 1- 1/4 cups buttermilk instead of sweet milk. Reduce baking powder to 1-1/4 tsp. and add 1/2 tsp. baking soda.

Rice-- Before folding in egg whites, add 1 cup cold cooked rice to either plain or buttermilk waffles.