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Bath Buns

Put one pound of flour into a pan, and make a hole in the centre, into which pour one table-spoonful of yeast and one cupful of milk, slightly warmed. Mix these together with a little of the flour, and leave it near the fire to rise. Dissolve six ounces of butter, and beat up four eggs; add this to the sponge, and knead all together. The dough must be again allowed to rise; and when it has well risen, which will be in about an hour, put small balls of this mixture on a well-greased oven-tin two or three inches apart. This dough being light, it will fall into the required shape. Sprinkle loaf sugar on the top, or brush the buns over with a mixture of egg and milk. Five or six caraway comfits and lemon-or citron-peel may be added. Bake in a moderate oven.