Funnel Cakes

Beat eggs; add sugar and milk.

Sift half the flour, salt and baking powder.

Add to milk and egg mixture.

Beat batter with mixer, adding only as much flour as needed to leave batter thin enough to run through funnel.

Heat vegetable oil to about 375° in 8-inch or 9-inch iron skillet, about 3/4 inch deep.

Pour about 1/4 cup batter into funnel, keeping finger over bottom of funnel until ready to drizzle batter in hot oil.

Swirl and crisscross batter in oil to make a lace like pattern.

Let cake brown on one side, turn and brown other side (the whole process takes less than one minute).

Remove and place on plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar, syrup, molasses, jelly or cherry pie filling.

Serve immediately.