This causes the biscuits to have a rich, brown color when baked.
The sponge from which these cakes or biscuits were made was mixed and set to rise at 6 o'clock in the morning, and the baking was finished at 11 o'clock.

Sponge should be set to rise in a warm room.

If these directions are carefully followed the housewife will invariably have good results.

Always use hard Spring wheat for bread or biscuits, raised with yeast; and Winter wheat, which costs less, will answer for making cake and pastry.

In cold weather always warm flour before baking, when yeast is used for baking raised cakes.