Before baking, have everything ready, and suitable fire.
Never slam the oven door when cooking, it spoils cakes, pastry, and puddings.
Two breakfastcups of flour piled up equal 1 lb.
Wooden spoons are better than metal for all cooking.
Always rub butter or lard into the flour with the fingers, not the palms of the hand.
Currants, sultanas, raisins, or sugar equal ½ lb. in barely level breakfastcup.
Edmonds’ Baking Powder should always be mixed in dry ingredients, unless otherwise mentioned.
One breakfastcup of milk equals ½-pint; 1 teacupful of milk equals 1 gill.
A cake should rise before browning to its full height, especially sponge cakes.
You can always guess amount of butter to use in cooking by dividing the 1 lb. squares.