Old Recipes - Raspberry Creams & Currant Slice

(original recipes below)

Raspberry Creams 

Cream 4 oz butter, 2 tablespoons castor sugar, add 2 tablespoons milk, blend well, then add 1 1/2 cups self raising flour, 1 tablespoon cornflour. 

Pinch salt.

Filling:- 1 tablespoon butter, 4 tablespoons icing sugar, 1 dessertspoon raspberry jam

Currant Slice

Pastry: 2 cups self raising flour, 4 lb butter, mix with water. 

Filling: 1/2 cup hot water. 1/2 cup sugar. 1 1/2 cups currants. Thickened with 1 tablespoon cornflour mixed with a little cold water. 

When cool placed between pastry and bake in a fairly hot oven.

Ice with lemon icing.