Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper / Designed Especially to Aid Beginners; Economical Receipts for Those Who Are Cooking for Two or Three

by Maria Parloa

1-1/2 gills (3/4 of a cupful) of maple sugar.

1 gill of butter.

1 pint and a gill (2-1/2 cupfuls) of flour.

1 egg.

1 tablespoonful of milk.

1/4 teaspoonful of clove.

1 teaspoonful of cinnamon.

1/2 teaspoonful of soda.

1 gill of currants.

Beat the butter to a cream, and gradually beat in the sugar and spice. Dissolve the soda in the milk, and beat this into the sugar and butter. Add the egg, well beaten, and finally the flour and currants. Roll out about an inch thick, and cut in squares. Bake in rather a quick oven for about twelve minutes.