_Ingredients._—2 lbs. of flour, ½ teaspoonful of salt, ¼ lb. of butter
or lard, 1 egg, a piece of German yeast the size of a walnut, warm
milk. _Mode._—Put the flour (which should be perfectly dry) into a
basin; mix with it the salt, and rub in the butter or lard; then beat
the egg well, stir to it the yeast, and add these to the flour with as
much warm milk as will make the whole into a smooth paste, and knead
it well. Let it rise near the fire, and, when well risen, form it
into cakes; place them on tins, let them rise again for a few minutes
before putting them into the oven, and bake from ¼ to ½ hour in a
moderate oven. These are very nice with a few currants and a little
sugar added to the other ingredients, they should be put in after the
butter is rubbed in. These cakes should be buttered, and eaten hot as
soon as baked; but, when stale, they are very nice split and toasted;
or, if dipped in milk, or even water, and covered with a basin in the
oven till hot, they will be almost equal to new. _Time._—¼ to ½ hour.
_Average cost_, 10_d._ _Sufficient_ to make 8 tea-cakes. _Seasonable_
at any time.
TEA-CAKES, to toast.
Cut each tea-cake into three or four slices, according to its
thickness; toast them on both sides before a nice clear fire, and as
each slice is done, spread it with butter on both sides. When a cake
is toasted, pile the slices one on the top of the other, cut them into
quarters, put them on a very hot plate, and send the cakes immediately
to table. As they are wanted, send them in hot, one or two at a time,
as, if allowed to stand, they spoil, unless kept in a muffin-plate over
a basin of boiling water.
[Illustration: TEA-CAKES.]
TEAL, Roast.
_Ingredients._—Teal, butter, a little flour. _Mode._—Choose fat,
plump birds, after the frost has set in, as they are generally better
flavoured; truss them in the same manner as wild duck; roast them
before a brisk fire, and keep them well basted. Serve with brown or
orange gravy, water-cresses, and a cut lemon. The remains of teal make
excellent hash. _Time._—From 9 to 15 minutes. _Average cost_, 1_s._
each; but seldom bought. _Sufficient._—2 for a dish. _Seasonable_ from
October to February.