JUMBLES.
376. One pound of sugar,
Three-quarters of a pound of butter,
One pound of flour,
Five eggs,
One table spoonful of rose-water.
Beat the butter and sugar till smooth and light. Whisk the eggs, stir them into the butter and sugar, then add the rose-water and flour. Roll the dough in strips half an inch wide and four inches long, join them at both ends so as to form rings, sift sugar over, place them on tins, and bake them in a slow oven.
SPANISH JUMBLES.
377. One pound of butter,
One pound of sugar,
Eight eggs,
Flour sufficient to form a soft dough,
One nutmeg,
One tea spoonful of ground cinnamon.
Beat the butter and sugar to a cream. Whisk the eggs very light and add them to it with the spice, and stir in flour enough to form a soft dough.
Roll the dough in strips about four inches long, join the ends so as to form rings. Butter your tins or pans, place them on them, but do not let them touch each other, and bake in a rather quick oven.
PLAIN JUMBLES.
378. Two pounds of flour,
One pound and a quarter of sugar,
Half a pint of milk,
Three eggs, and a half pound of butter,
One tea spoonful of dissolved salæratus,
Essence of lemon to the taste.