If you choose you may add the butter to the mixture at night. In that case the risen sponge may be taken out by spoonfuls, being careful not to break it down, and the crumpets will then require only half an hour to rise.
Crumpets may be baked on a griddle instead of in muffin pans. If they are baked on a griddle, measure the quart of flour lightly. When ready to fry them, butter the muffin rings and also a griddle, which should not be so hot as for common griddle-cakes. Place the buttered rings on the griddle and put a spoonful of the batter in each one. When the crumpets get done on one side, turn them, and brown the other side. It will take about twelve minutes to cook them.
Sally Lunn.
1 pint of flour.
1/2 pint of milk.
1 tablespoonful of sugar.
1/2 teaspoonful of salt.
1-1/2 tablespoonfuls of butter.
1/4 cake of compressed yeast, or 1/4 cupful of liquid yeast.
1 egg.