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6 oz. of b.u.t.ter.
6 oz. of castor sugar.
lb. of currants.
2 oz. of candied peel.
1 teaspoonful of baking powder.
2 eggs.
Grated rind of a lemon.
_Method._--Rub the b.u.t.ter into the flour.
Add the sugar, currants, and other ingredients.
Mix very stiffly with the eggs, well beaten.
Put in rough heaps on a well-greased baking-sheet.
Bake in a quick oven for a quarter of an hour.
Plain Rock Cakes.
_Ingredients_--1 lb. of flour.
lb. of moist sugar.
lb. of currants.
lb. of b.u.t.ter, lard, or dripping.
1 egg.
A little milk.
_Method._--Rub the b.u.t.ter or dripping into the flour.
Add the other dry ingredients.
Mix stiffly with the egg, well beaten, and a little milk.
Put in little rough heaps on a well-greased baking-tin.
Bake in a quick oven for about a quarter of an hour.
Plain Seed Cake.
_Ingredients_--10 oz. of flour.
3 oz. of b.u.t.ter or clarified dripping.
1 teaspoonful of caraway seeds.
3 oz. of castor sugar.
2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
1 egg.
gill of milk.
saltspoonful of salt.
_Method._--Rub the fat well into the flour.
Add all the other dry ingredients.
Mix with the egg and milk, well beaten.
Bake in a well-greased cake-tin for about an hour.
Sultana Cake.
_Ingredients_--10 oz. of flour.
lb. b.u.t.ter.
lb. of castor sugar.
lb. of sultana raisins.
1 oz. of candied peel.
2 eggs.
1 teaspoonful of baking powder.
gill of milk.
Grated rind of a lemon.
_Method._--Rub the b.u.t.ter well into the flour.
Add all the other dry ingredients.
Mix with the milk and yolks of the eggs, well beaten together.
Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, and mix them in lightly.
Put the mixture in a well-greased cake-tin.
Bake for about one hour and a half.
Plain Plum Cake.
_Ingredients_--1 lb. of flour.
lb. of dripping.
lb. of currants.
pint of milk.
lb. of sugar.
2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
_Method._--Rub the dripping into the flour.
Add the other dry ingredients.
Mix with the milk.
Bake in a well-greased cake-tin for about one hour and a quarter.
