Currant Cakes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 lb butter
• 6 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 lemon, juice and rind of
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 lb currants (mixed with a little bit of the flour)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375f and grease baking pans very well.
• 2 cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy; add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• 3 add a little of the flour, rind and juice of lemon and salt.
• 4 work the rest of the flour in slowly along with the currants.
• 5 drop by spoonfuls, pressing flat with a knife as the cakes are better when very thin.
• 6 bake until lightly browned, about ten minutes.