Rock Biscuits
Origin: London, England
Source: Isabella Beeton, 1861
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 lb sifted sugar
- 1/2 lb flour
- a few currants
Instructions
- Break the eggs into a basin, beat them well until very light, add the pounded sugar, and when this is well mixed with the eggs, dredge in the flour gradually, and add the currants.
- Mix all well together, and put the dough, with a fork, on the tins, making it look as rough as possible.
- Bake the cakes in a moderate oven from 20 minutes to 1/2 hour;
- when they are done, allow them to get cool, and store them away in a tin canister, in a dry place.