Let it rise two hours; then cut in shapes, and fry in boiling lard.

Or, for buns, bake in a quick oven, and, a minute before taking out, brush the top with a spoonful of sugar and milk mixed together.
PLAIN BUNS.
One pint-bowlful of dough; one cup of sugar; butter the size of an egg; one teaspoonful of cinnamon.
Boll the dough thin.

Spread the butter upon it.

Mix sugar and cinnamon together, and sprinkle on it.

Now turn over the edges of the dough carefully to keep the sugar in, and press and work gently for a few minutes, that it may not break through.