One pound of butter.
One pound and three quarters of sugar, worked with the butter.
Three pints of milk.
Four eggs.
One pint of yeast, if home-made, or half a pint of distillery yeast.
Mace and cinnamon to the taste.
Flour enough to make the dough stiff as biscuit.
Rub the butter and sugar together, add the other ingredients, and set the dough in a warm place to rise. When thoroughly light, roll into sheets, cut with a sharp knife into diamond-shaped pieces, and boil them in fresh lard. Use a good deal of lard, and have it sufficiently hot, or the cake will absorb the fat.
Cookies (plain).
Two cups of sugar.