Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery

by Marion Harland

Sweet Rusk. ✠

• 1 pint warm milk.
• ½ cup of butter.
• 1 cup of sugar.
• 2 eggs.
• 1 teaspoonful of salt.
• 2 tablespoonfuls yeast.

Make a sponge with the milk, yeast, and enough flour for a thin batter, and let it rise over night. In the morning add the butter, eggs, and sugar, previously beaten up well together, the salt, and flour enough to make a soft dough. Mould with the hands into balls of uniform size, set close together in a pan, and let them rise until very light. After baking, wash the tops with a clean soft cloth dipped in molasses and water.