Original Receipt in 'A Shilling Cookery for The People' by Alexis Soyer (Soyer 1845);394. Little Milk Cake for Breakfast.- Place on a table or slab one pound of flour, half a teaspoonful of salt, two of sugar, three of fresh yeast, or a very small piece of German, two ounces of butter and one egg; have some new milk, pour in a gill, mix all together, adding more milk to form a nice dough, then put some flour in a cloth, put the dough in, and lay it in a warm place; let it rise for about two hours, cut it in pieces the size of eggs, roll them even, and mark the top with a sharp knife; egg over and bake quick; serve hot or cold.
A Common Sort.- Only yeast, salt, milk, and butter, and proceed as before.
Cottage Sort.- To one pound of flour, two ounces of lard or dripping, the yeast and skim milk.
Sweet Sort.- To one pound of flour three teaspoonfuls of yeast, two ounces of lard or dripping, quarter of a pound of sugar, a few currants or caraway seeds: bake quick when well risen.