This section is from the book "The Art Of Living In Australia", by Philip E. Muskett. Also available from Amazon: The Art of Living in Australia.
½ | lb. Flour..... | 1d. |
2 | oz. Dripping ..... | |
¼ | lb. Sugar ..... | 1d. |
2 | oz Currants..... | 1d. |
1 | Egg . . . . | 1d. |
1 | oz. Peel...... | 1d. |
1 | teaspoonful Baking Powder . | ½d. |
Total Cost - 5½d. Time - 15 Minutes.
Rub the dripping and flour together, stir in the sugar, currants (well cleaned), the baking powder, and the peel. Beat up the egg and pour it in, and make into a very stiff dough; take up in rough pieces and lay on a greased tin, bake in rather a quick oven for fifteen minutes.
 
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