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Buns

Half pound sifted flour, two ounces sugar, one teaspoon compressed yeast, half gill warm milk, two ounces melted butter, two ounces currants, a saltspoon salt and a saltspoon mixed spices.

Mix the flour, sugar, spices and currants. Make a hole in the centre, place in it the yeast and milk; knead the yeast and milk well, then add the butter, another half-gill of cold milk and the salt. Sharply knead with the hands until a soft dough. Divide the batter into six equal parts; work them up to egg shape. Lay them on a lightly buttered tin pastry pan: place in a warm place to raise for thirty minutes. Set them in a brisk oven for fifteen minutes. Remove to the oven door, wet the surface of each with a little milk, return them to the oven and bake for two minutes longer. Remove and serve on a dish with a folded napkin.