Foley'S Fashnachts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 pkg. yeast
1 c. warm water
4 tsp. sugar
2 c. warm milk
3 c. flour
2 c. milk
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. Crisco
1/2 c. butter
2 tsp. salt
4 slightly beaten eggs
5 lb. flour
3 lb. Crisco

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in warm water and add 4 teaspoons sugar.
In another saucepan, put warm milk and 3 cups flour; add yeast and let raise.
In yet another saucepan, put 2 cups milk, 2 cups sugar, 1/2 cup Crisco, 1/2 cup butter and 2 teaspoons salt.
Dissolve until lukewarm and add the eggs.
Add this to yeast mix, which has become spongy.
Add, slowly, the remaining 5 pounds flour.
Let raise until double its size (takes about 1 hour).
Roll out and cut out center and cut into small squares.
Let rise again (about 1 hour). Fry in about 3 pounds Crisco until golden brown.