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Webster Cakes

Beat half a pound of fresh butter to cream. Add half a pound of powdered white sugar, three-quarters of a pound of sifted flour, a table-spoonful of orange-flower water, a table-spoonful of brandy, four ounces of picked and dried currants, and five well-beaten eggs. Beat the mixture till it is very light. Line some shallow tins with buttered paper, pour in the mixture to the depth of half an inch, and bake the cake in a brisk oven. Before serving the cake cut it into squares or oblong pieces with a sharp knife. Time to bake the cake, a quarter of an hour. Probable cost, 1s. 8d. for this quantity.