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Pancake Balls

Dissolve half an ounce of yeast in a little lukewarm milk, and mix it with half a pound of flour, adding as much more milk as is needed to make a stiff dough. Set this in a bowl by the side of the fire, cover it with a cloth, and leave it to rise. Beat two ounces of fresh butter to a cream, rub five or six large lumps of sugar upon the rind of a lemon until all the yellow part is taken off, then crush the sugar to powder, and mix it with the butter; add four well-beaten eggs, and knead all thoroughly with the dough. Make the mixture into small balls, insert a little marmalade or jam into the centre of each, close the aperture, and put them in a warm place to rise for a few minutes longer. Fry them in boiling fat until they are lightly browned, drain well, and dish them on a folded napkin, with powdered sugar sifted over them. Time, about ten minutes to fry the balls. Probable cost, 1s. 2d. Sufficient for five or six persons.