Beat half a pound of sifted sugar and the same quantity of fresh butter
to a cream, in a basin made warm; mixing half a pound of flour well
dried, six eggs, leaving out four whites, and one table-spoonful of
brandy. The butter is to be beaten in first, then the flour, next the
sugar, the eggs, and lastly, the brandy. Currants or caraways may be
added at pleasure. It must be beaten an hour, and put in the oven
immediately.