Shrewsbury Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 pound sugar
• 2 pounds flour
• 1 large spoonful coriander seeds, pounded
• 3/4 pound butter, melted
• 6 eggs
• 1 gill brandy

Instructions

1. Mix a pound of sugar with two pounds of flour and a large spoonful of pounded coriander seeds.
2. Sift them.
3. Add three quarters of a pound of melted butter, six eggs, and a gill of brandy.
4. Knead it well, roll it thin, cut it in shapes, and bake without discolouring it.