The Apsley cookery book

Cut some slices of crumb of bread about half an inch thick. If the croutons are required for soup they should be cut into dice, but if for garnishing they may be stamped into any shape, or cut into three-cornered pieces. Fry them in hot salad oil, or “ Albene,” and drain them on an inverted sieve. (See “Hints on Cooking.”) 389. Devonshire Cutround. Ingredient's. Eight ounces of Flour. I A small teaspoonful of Baking- One ounce of Butter. | powder. Little less than half a pint of Water. Mix the flour, butter, and baking-powder together thoroughly ; add the water. Roil out and cut into rounds about one inch thick, with a tumbler. Bake in a quick oven, and serve hot — cut in two and buttered. 390. Fruit Loaf. Ingredients. Twelve ounces of Sultanas. One pound of Flour. Eight ounces of Albene. Half pint of Milk. Whites of two Eggs. Quarter of a teaspoonful of Bicarbonate of Soda. Rub the Albene and flour together ; when well mixed add the sultanas. Put the soda into the milk, then add the well-beaten whites of eggs. Beat all thoroughly together ; put into a well-greased baking-tin, and bake in a quick oven for an hour and a quarter. 391. Johnny Cake. Ingredients. One breakfast-cupful of Maize Meal. One and a half breakfast-cupfuls of Flour. Baking-powder. One teacupful of Sugar. One ounce and a half of Butter. White of one Egg. Half a teacupful of Milk. Rub the butter into the flour, add the sugar and baking-powder ; beat the egg and mix with the milk ; add to the dry ingredients, forming a very thick batter. Bake in a well-greased shallow baking-tin, in a moderately hot oven for about three-quarters of an hour. Cut open and butter whilst hot; or it may be eaten cold. A teacupful of sultanas may be added if liked. 392. Lancashire Potato Cake. Ingredients . One pound of mashed Potatoes. Half a pound of Flour. Two ounces of Butter. A quarter of a pint of Milk. Half a teaspoonful of Bakingpowder. The potatoes should be quite dry before they are put through the potato-masher. Rub the butter in the flour, then mix the potatoes and flour together. Stir in the milk, and roll out on a well-floured pastry-board about half an inch thick. Cut into cakes the size of a breakfast saucer, and bake in a quick oven. The cakes can be split and a little butter spread between, or they can be served plain. They must be sent to table very hot, and are best as a breakfast dish. 393. Pancakes. Ingredients. Half a pint of Milk. I The whites of two Eggs. Two ounces of Flour. | Butter.