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Seed-Cake, Common

INGRE- DIENTS for good-sized cake.- quartern of dough, 1/4 lb. of good dripping, 6 oz. of moist sugar, oz. of caraway seeds, 1 egg.

AVERAGE COST, 8d.

If the dough is sent in from the baker's, put it in a basin covered with a cloth, and set it in a warm place to rise. Then with a wooden spoon beat the dripping to a liquid; add it, with the other ingredients, to the dough, and beat it until everything is very thoroughly mixed Put it into a buttered tin, and bake the cake for rather more than 2 hours.

TIME. Rather more than 2 hours.

SEASONABLE at any time.

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