In one large coffee cup of warm milk, dissolve one cake of compressed yeast, then add three eggs and one cup of sugar, and beat all together; use only flour enough to roll out, to which add two ounces of butter; let it raise. When very light, knead, mold into 6hape, and set in a warm place. When light, bake in a hot oven; when done, cover the top with sugar dissolved in milk.

Sweet Rusk

One pint of warm milk - new is best - one-half cup of butter, one cup of sugar, two eggs, one teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonfuls of yeast; make a sponge with the milk, yeast, and enough flour to make a thin batter, and let rise over night. In the morning add the sugar, butter, eggs, and salt, well beaten up together, with enough flour to make a soft dough. Let it rise again; then make out into round balls, and rise a third time. Bake in a moderate oven.

Rusk

Take four cups of dough, a cup of sugar, half a cup of melted butter, and three eggs; mix, and add flour as needed; let it rise; when light, knead well and make into biscuit, and set to rise again; add a few currants, if desired, when light; glaze the tops with sugar and water; sift over some dry sugar, and bake.