This is a recipe clipped from a magazine then taped on the back of a green index card. No date.

Party Doughnuts

1 lb. Swift’ning for frying
3 tbsp. melted Swift’ning
2 2/3 c. sifted flour
4 tsp. double acting baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Heat Swift’ning to 365° F. (Cube of bread browns in 60 seconds.) No unpleasant odors when you fry with Swift’ning! It’s made of especially choice food fats, most carefully refined.

Sift dry ingredients together. Combine eggs, milk and vanilla. Add liquid to dry ingredients. Add melted Swift’ning. Mix just to moisten dry ingredients thoroughly. Roll out 1/4″ thick on a floured board. Cut with a doughnut cutter, and fry in hot Swift’ning. Do not fry more than 3 or 4 at a time or fat will cool too rapidly. Fry 3 to 5 min. or until delicately brown; turn once. Drain well; place on absorbent paper. Yield: 20 (using 2 1/2″ cutter).

Decorate with tinted icings, chocolate shot, coconut, chopped nuts and peppermint candy. Then . . . taste, and see how extra delicious Swift’ning fried foods are. Swift’ning doesn’t develop “off” flavors in frying.