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Bachelor's Buttons

2 ozs. (4 tablespoonfuls) butter 3 ozs. (6 tablespoonfuls) sugar 1½ teaspoonful rose extract I well beaten egg 5 ozs. (11/4 cups) flour Cream the butter with the sugar; then add the rose extract, the egg and the flour. Knead on a floured baking board, roll out and cut with a small cutter. Place on a buttered tin, sprinkle over with sugar, and bake in a moderate oven until ready.

These biscuits are often served at afternoon tea.

They are fine for the lunch box.

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After the cakes are baked they are glazed over with fruit glacé and decorated with whipped cream Cakes