Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1902 — English Tea Cakes. [ARTICLE]

English Tea Cakes.

When visiting in the home of an Englishwoman, I had for tea some of the most delicious tea cakes I have ever tasted, writes a correspondent for the Woman’s Home Companion. She called them English currant cakes. The recipe is as follows: Three cupfuls of flour, a pinch of salt, two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one-half cupful of butter, one and a half cupfuls of currants, two tahlespoonfuls of finely chopped candied orange peel and milk enough to make a soft dough. Mix all dry ingredient* together, soften butter, and dripping and rub well into flour; add milk enough to make soft dough and roll out on floured board till about onehalf inch thick; cut in rounds the size of a tea plate, put in a greased tin and bake till lignt brown. When done, cut in two and spread thickly with butter. Serve hot. These cakes will keep good ami can bo warmed in the oven when wanted.