Rock Cakes

Ingredients

• two ounces of butter
• half a pound of flour
• a quarter of a pound of currants
• a quarter of a pound of sugar
• one ounce of mixed peel
• a little nutmeg
• salt
• Beat up an egg
• two spoonfuls of milk

Method

1. 1

   Rub two ounces of butter into half a pound of flour.

2. 2

   Mix together a quarter of a pound of currants, a quarter of a pound of sugar, one ounce of mixed peel, a little nutmeg, and salt.

3. 3

   Beat up an egg with two spoonfuls of milk, add to the dry ingredients, and mix to a stiff paste.

4. 4

   Take up the mixture with two forks, place on a greased baking-tin in little rough heaps, and bake for fifteen minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes for the million (1891), page 187. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ROCK CAKES. — Rub two ounces of butter into half a pound of flour. Mix together a quarter of a pound of currants, a quarter of a pound of sugar, one ounce of mixed peel, a little nutmeg, and salt. Beat up an egg with two spoonfuls of milk

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