One pound of flour, half a pound of butter
worked to a cream, half a pound of raw sugar, three eggs, a cupful of cream,
half a pound of currants, a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, with a little essence of lemon or almond
flavour, or lemon-peel, grated.
Bake in small tins.
Source: Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, Vol iv, 1856-7