Seed Cake

Ingredients

• a half pound of pounded loaf-sugar
• two pounds of flour
• a half pint of lukewarm milk
• two tablespoonfuls of yeast
• half a pound of butter
• one ounce of caraway seeds
• a little allspice
• a little ginger
• very little nutmeg

Method

1. 1

   Mix sugar and flour, make a hole in the center, add milk and yeast, cover and let rise.

2. 2

   Then add butter, caraway seeds, spices, and enough milk for stiffness.

3. 3

   Mix thoroughly, pour into a buttered mould, let rise, and bake.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Buckmaster's cookery (1887) by J. C. Buckmaster, page 81. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SEED CAKE. Ingredients. Jib. of Sugar Ginger. Yeast. Nutmeg. Allspice. \ pint of Milk. I oz. of Caraway seeds. J lb. of Butter. 1. Mix a half pound of pounded loaf-sugar with two 4 -K Fish. 1 8 1 pounds of flour in a large bowl or pan. 2. Make a hole in the centre, and pour into it a half pint of luke- warm milk and two tablespoonfuls of yeast. 3. Draw a little of the surrounding flour into this, and throwing a cloth over the vessel, set it in a warm place for an hour or two. 4. Add half a pound of butter just liquefied, an ounce of caraway seeds, a little allspice, ginger, and very little nutmeg

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