415. Three-quarters of a pound of flour,
Half a pound of butter,
Half a pound of sugar,
One tea spoonful of grated nutmeg,
As much milk as will form a dough.
Cut up the butter in the flour, add the sugar, and spice by degrees.
Stir in as much milk as will make a dough. Knead it well, roll it out in sheets, cut it in cakes. Butter your tins, lay them on so as not to touch, and bake in a moderate oven.
SHREWSBURY CAKE.
416. One pound of flour,
Three-quarters of a pound of sugar,
Half a pound of butter,
Five eggs,
Half a nutmeg.
Beat the butter and sugar together. Whisk the eggs and add to it, with the nutmeg. Stir in the flour, roll out the dough and cut it in cakes.
Bake in a quick oven.
DOVER BISCUITS.
417. Half a pound of butter,
Half a pound of sugar,
Three-quarters of a pound of flour,
Two eggs,
One table spoonful of rose-water,
Half a tea spoonful of nutmeg.
Stir the butter and sugar together. Beat the eggs light and stir into it, with the rose-water; add the spice and flour. Roll out thin and cut into small cakes.