Currant Cakes

Description
Old-fashioned Christmas drop cakes

Ingredients

 * 1 lbs sugar
 * 6 egg
 * ¼ tsp salt
 * 1 lemon, juice of
 * 1 lbs butter
 * ¾ lbs flour
 * ½ lbs currants
 * 1 lemon, rind of

Directions

 * 1) Mix the currants with some of the flour.
 * 2) Work butter and sugar together to a smooth cream, then slowly work in whole eggs one at a time.
 * 3) Add a little of the flour, rind and juice of the lemon and salt.
 * 4) Work in slowly the rest of the flour and the currants.
 * 5) Drop by spoonfuls on large buttered pans, pressing flat with a knife as the cakes are better when very thin.
 * 6) A good plan is to heat the pan a bit and allow the cakes to melt as much as possible before putting them in the oven to bake.
 * 7) Be sure to butter the pans thoroughly; otherwise, the thin cakes will be difficult to remove.