Biscuit

(bisf-kit). A kind of cake; properly, a small, hard cake. In French pharmacy, medicated biscuits of various kinds are known. B., Camplin's, biscuits made of bran for the use of diabetics. They are made as follows: Take one quart of wheat-bran and boil in two succe ive waters for fifteen minutes, straining the mixture through a sieve until the water comes through clear; after each washing squeeze in a cloth until perfectly dry; spread thinly on a dish and place in a slow oven. If put in at night, let it remain in until morning, when, if dry and crisp, it is fit for grinding. The ma so obtained must be ground in a fine mill and pa ed through a wire sieve so fine that a brush will be required to push the flour through. Grind again that which remains in the sieve until quite soft and fine. Take three ounces of the powder, three new-laid eggs, from one and a half to two ounces of butter and about half a pint of milk. Mix the eggs with a little of the milk, and warm the butter with the other portion. Stir the whole well together, adding a little nutmeg and ginger or other spices. Bake in small well-buttered tins in a rather quick oven for about half an hour. Make the cake a little thicker than a captain's biscuit.