_Ingredients._—1 lb. of flour, ½ lb. of pounded loaf sugar, ¼ lb.
of fresh butter, 2 eggs, 1 small teaspoonful of carbonate of soda.
_Mode._—Put the flour (which should be perfectly dry) into a basin; rub
in the butter, add the sugar, and mix these ingredients well together.
Whisk the eggs, stir them into the mixture, and beat it well, until
everything is well incorporated. Quickly stir in the soda, roll the
paste out until it is about ½ inch thick, cut it into small round
cakes with a tin cutter, and bake them from 12 to 18 minutes in rather
a brisk oven. After the soda is added, great expedition is necessary
in rolling and cutting out the paste, and in putting the biscuits
_immediately_ into the oven, or they will be heavy. _Time._—12 to 18
minutes. _Average cost_, 1_s._ _Sufficient_ to make about 3 dozen
cakes. _Seasonable_ at any time.