Currant Cakes

Ingredients

 * 1 lbs 	sugar
 * 6 ea egg
 * 1/4 	tsp 	salt
 * 1 ea lemon, juice of
 * 1 lbs 	butter
 * 3/4 lbs 	flour
 * 1/2 lbs 	currants
 * 1 ea 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.