1/2 lb. Flour
2 oz. Dripping--1d.
1/4 lb. Sugar--1d.
2 oz. Currants--1d.
1 Egg--1d.
1 oz. Peel--1d.
1 teaspoonful Baking Powder--1/2d.
Total Cost--51/2 d.
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.
Source:
The Art of Living in Australia
