Queen Cakes
INGREDIENTS for 18 cakes.-1 lb. of flour, 1/2 lb. of butter, 1/2 lb. of pounded loaf sugar, 3 eggs, 1 teacupful of cream, 1/2 lb. of currants, 1 teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, essence of lemon or almonds to taste. AVERAGE COST, 1s. 8d.
Work the butter to a cream; dredge in the flour, add the sugar and currants, and mix the ingredients well together. Whisk the eggs, mix them with the cream and flavouring and stir these to the flour; add the carbonate of soda, beat the paste well for 10 minutes, put it into small buttered pans and bake the cakes from to hour.
Grated lemon-rind may be substituted for the lemon or almond flavouring, which will make the cakes equally nice.
TIME. to hour.
SEASONABLE at any time.
QUEEN MAB PUDDING.
