[ Which may be flavored with Ground Ginger, Cinnamon, etc.,]
6 ounces of flour
4 ounces of butter
4 ounces of castor sugar
the yolks of 2 eggs
flavoring
Put the butter into a basin.
Warm it, but do not allow it to oil.
With a wooden spoon beat it to a cream.
Add the flour by degrees, then the sugar and flavoring.
Moisten the whole with the yolks of the eggs, which should previously be well beaten.
When all the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated drop the mixture from a spoon on
to greased paper, leaving a distance between each cake, as they spread as soon as
they begin to warm. Bake in rather a slow oven from 12 to 18 minutes and do not let
the biscuits acquire to much color.
In baking the above quantity, half may be flavored with ground ginger and the other
half with essence of lemon or some currants added to make a variety.
The biscuits are named after the preparation with which they are flavored.
Time of cooking from 12 to 18 minutes or rather longer in a very slow oven.
Sufficient for 2 dozen biscuits
