6 eggs.

1/2 pound of butter.

1/2 pound sugar, creamed with the butter.

3/4 pound of prepared flour.

1 glass best brandy.

1/4 pound citron, shred fine.

Nutmeg to taste.

Beat the creamed butter and sugar up with the yolks; add the brandy, and whip hard five minutes ; then the flour, whites, and the citron shred fine and dredged with flour. Bake in small tins very quickly. They keep well.