The Art of Living in Australia: Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information by Mrs. H. Wicken

Mix the flour, sugar, and bread crumbs together; stir in the marmalade. Make the milk just warm, dissolve in it the soda. Beat up the egg and mix together, pour this over the dry ingredients, beat for a few minutes; turn into a buttered basin. Tie over it a cloth, plunge into boiling water, and boil one hour. Serve either hot or cold. A spoonful of marmalade placed on the top of this pudding just before serving is an improvement. SPONGE ROLL * 3 tablespoonsful Flour--1/2d. * * 3 tablespoonsful Sugar--1d. * * 3 Eggs--3d. * * 2 teaspoonsful Baking Powder--1d. * * 3 teaspoonsful Jam--1 1/2d. * * Total Cost--7d. * * Time--10 Minutes. * Beat the eggs and sugar together for five minutes, mix the flour and baking powder together and stir them lightly in. Pour into a well-buttered tin and bake in a quick oven for eight or ten minutes. Turn on to a damp cloth and roll up directly; warm the jam in a saucepan while the roll is cooking, and if it is very stiff mix in a spoonful of water. Take the roll out of the cloth and lay flat on a piece of sugared paper, spread the jam on quickly and roll up again; place on a sieve till cold. SEED CAKE * 1 lb. Flour--2d. * * 6 oz. Dripping * * 6 oz. Sugar--1 1/2d. * * 1 1/2 teaspoonsful Caraway Seeds--1/2d. * * 1 Egg--1d. * * 2 teaspoonsful Baking Powder * * 1 gill Milk or Water--1 1/2d. * * Total Cost--61/2 d. * * Time--One Hour and a Half. * Sift the flour into a basin and rub in the dripping; carefully stir in the sugar, baking powder, and caraway seeds. Beat up the egg and milk or water, and mix the dry ingredients into a dough; beat for two or three minutes. Turn into a cake tin which has been well rubbed with dripping, stand on a baking sheet and place in a moderate oven. Bake for one hour and a half or longer, test it by