- Ingredients—1 lb. of flour.
- 6 oz. of butter.
- 6 oz. of castor sugar.
- ½ lb. of currants.
- 2 oz. of candied peel.
- 1 teaspoonful of baking powder.
- 2 eggs.
- Grated rind of a lemon.
Method.—Rub the butter into the flour.
Add the sugar, currants, and other ingredients.
Mix very stiffly with the eggs, well beaten.
Put in rough heaps on a well-greased baking-sheet.
Bake in a quick oven for a quarter of an hour.
Plain Rock Cakes.
- Ingredients—1 lb. of flour.
- ¼ lb. of moist sugar.
- ¼ lb. of currants.
- ¼ lb. of butter, lard, or dripping.
- 1 egg.
- A little milk.
Method.—Rub the butter or dripping into the flour.
Add the other dry ingredients.