The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
May 8th : YORKSHIRE CAKES
Boil three pints of milk, and pour it into a large earthen vessel; stir in half a pint of yeast, and add finely sifted flour, by slow degrees, till you have a good stiff batter. Cover this over, and place it before the fire to rise.
Mix, in a separate pan, three quarters of a pound of butter, with as much flour as it will hold, and half a dozen eggs beat up; when the yeast has risen, add all together, divide into the required size for cakes, put them on tins, and bake very gently in a slow oven .