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Cut four potatoes in buttered individual tins. Maryland Biscuit 1 cup butter 2 cups scalded milk Yolks 3 eggs Flour Dissolve yeast cake dissolved in lukewarm water; drain, wipe, and fill caps, well rounding over top. Cover with boiling water, and stir constantly until mixture is tried out and cast into a red heat.