Set them in a cool oven, and as soon as the surface is hardened take them out; with a broad bladed knife, take them off the paper, place the flat parts of two together, put them on a sieve in a very cool oven to dry.
SUGAR CAKE.
390. Half a pound of butter,
Half a pound of sugar,
One pound of flour,
Three eggs,
Milk enough to form a dough.
Beat the butter and sugar together. Whisk the eggs light and add them, then stir in the milk and flour alternately, so as to form a dough.
Roll it out, cut it in cakes, and bake them in a moderate oven.
FEDERAL CAKE.
391. Two pounds of flour,
One pound of sugar,
Three-quarters of a pound of butter,
Four eggs,
The juice of one lemon,
One table spoonful of dissolved salæratus,
Milk enough to form a dough.
Rub the butter and flour together, add the sugar and beaten egg, then the salæratus, lemon, cinnamon, and milk. Roll out the dough in sheets, cut the cakes in the form of a diamond, and bake in a tolerably hot oven.