Three-quarters of a pound of butter, Three-quarters of a pound of sugar, Six eggs,

Two pounds of flour,

One table spoonful of ground cinnamon,

Half a gill of cream,

One quart of honey,

One table spoonful of dissolved salaeratus.

Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; beat the eggs and stir in with the flour, cinnamon, cream and honey. Beat the whole for ten minutes, then stir in the salaeratus. Line your pan with several thicknesses of paper, well buttered; pour in the mixture and bake it in a slow oven.

570. Honey Cake, No. 2

Half a pound of sugar, Half a pound of butter, One pint of honey,

One table spoonful of cinnamon,

One tea spoonful of nutmeg,

As much flour as will form a dough.

Stir the butter and sugar together, add the nutmeg, cinnamon, honey, and enough flour to form a dough, Knead it well, roll it out in sheets, cut it in cakes with a cake-cutter or the rim of a tumbler, place them on tins and bake them in a moderately hot oven. Before you set them in the oven wash them over with a little honey and water, mixed in equal quantities.