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YORKSHIRE FLAT CAKE (sometimes called Oven Cake)

When bread is made at home, and the dough is being formed into loaves, take a piece the size of half a loaf. Form it into a ball, and with the rolling-pin roll it into a large round cake, from eight to twelve inches in diameter and three-quarters of an inch thick. Put it on a buttered baking-tin, prick it with a fork, let it rise before the fire for about ten minutes, and bake in a brisk oven. When firm, it is done enough. Split it in halves, butter it well, and serve hot or cold. Time to bake the cake, about three-quarters of an hour. Probable cost, 2d. Sufficient for three or four persons.