1 pound of flour. 1/2 pound of butter. 1/2 pound of powdered sugar.

1 teaspoonful mixed spices - cinnamon, nutmeg, and mace, and a few raisins.

3 eggs, well beaten.

Juice of 1 lemon, and half the grated peel.

Roll out rather thin, and cut into round or oval cakes. Sprinkle a little white sugar over the top ; lay a whole raisin in the centre of each, and bake quickly until crisp.