Shearing Cake

• 8oz plain flour
• 4oz butter
• 6oz <

Rub butter into the flour until the mixture is like fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar, lemon, baking powder, caraway seeds and a good pinch of nutmeg. Mix in the milk and lightly-beaten egg. Line a greased cake tin with buttered paper, and put in the mixture. Bake at 350°F, 180°C, gas mark 4 for one hour. This was served to celebrate sheep-shearing time.