This section is from the book "Westminster Cook-Book", by Anonymous. Also available from Amazon: Westminster Cook-Book.
Take three eggs, half pint of milk and water in equal quantities, melt therein a tablespoon-ful of lard, then add half pint cold water, one teacup of yeast, mix all together and stir in flour to make it a thick fritter batter.
Make up over night just as you would light bread only softer, adding two eggs, a mixed spoonful of butter and lard, one teaspoon of sugar at the time you make it up. Mould out only in one loaf as you would rolls, and let it rise again before baking. Bake in a pie plate (it is stiff enough not to run over). Split in half, butter, lay lightly together again, and send to the table hot. Serve in quarters.
 
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