Ingredients. - Quarter of a pound of flour. Two ounces of butter. One ounce of castor sugar.

Time required, about half an hour.

To make Short-Bread:

1. Put two ounces of butter in a saucepan, and put it on the fire to melt.

2. Put a quarter of a pound of flour into a basin, with one ounce of castor (pounded lump) sugar and the melted butter.

3. Mix these ingredients well together.

4. Flour a board and turn the paste on to it.

5. Flour your hands, and knead the paste well.

6. Flour a rolling-pin, and roll out the paste to about one-third of an inch in thickness.

7. Flour a knife, and cut the paste into oval shapes.

8. Grease a baking-tin with dripping or butter.

9. Put the short-bread on the tin, and put it in the oven (the heat should rise to 240°) to bake till a pale-brown.