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The art of living in Australia

1893

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Presented as published in 1893. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
}K Mix the flour, sugar, and bread crumbs together ; stir in the marmalade. Make the milk just warm, dissolve in it 392 THE ART OF LIVING IN AUSTRALIA. the soda. Beat up the Qgg and mix together, pour this over the dry ingredients, beat for a few minutes ; turn into a buttered basin. Tie over it a cloth, plunge into boiling water, and boil one hour. Serve either hot or cold. A spoonful of marmalade placed on the top of this pudding just before serving is an improvement. SPONGE ROLL. 3 tablespoonsful Flour . . . \d. 3 tablespoonsful Sugar . . . \d. 3 Eggs M. 2 teaspoonsful Baking Powder . .Id. 3 teaspoonsful JamSponge Roll .... \\d. Total Cost— 7 d. Time— 10 Minutes. Beat the eggs and sugar together for five minutes, mix the flour and baking powder together and stir them lightly in. Pour into a well-buttered tin and bake in a quick oven fo!' eight or ten minutes. Turn on to a damp cloth and roll up directly ; warm the jam in a saucepan while the roll is cooking, and if it is very stiff mix in a spoonful of water. Take the roll out of the cloth and lay flat on a piece of sugared paper, spread the jam on quickly and roll up again ; place on a sieve till cold. SEED CASE. 1 lb. Flour 6 oz. Dripping . 6 oz. Sugar 1 J teaspoonsful Caraway Seeds 1 Egg ... . 2 teaspoonsful Baking Powder 1 gill Milk or WaterSeed Case . Total Cost — %\d. Time — One Hour and a Half. Sift the flour into a basin and rab in the dripping 2d. ]i\d. \d. Id. Y\d. care- fully stir in the sugar, baking powder, and caraway seeds. COOKERY RECIPES, #c. 393 Beat up the egg and milk or water, and mix the dry ingredients into a dough ; beat for two or three minutes. Turn into a cake tin which has been well rubbed with dripping, stand on a baking sheet and place in a moderate oven. Bake for one hour and a half or longer, test it by running a skewer right through the centre ; if it comes out clean the cake is done. Turn it out of the tin care- fully and stand on a sieve till cold. *" SCONES-No. 1. fib. Flour l\d. ipintililk 1^. 1 oz. Butter ..... \d. 2 teaspoonsful 33aking PowderScones No. 1 . . \\d. Total Cost— 5fZ. Time— 10 Minutes. Rub the butter into the flour, stir in the baking powder, and make into a very light dough with the milk ; turn on to a floured board, knead for a few minutes, roll out about half an inch thick. Cut into shapes, put on to a floured tin, and bake in a quick oven for about ten minutes. Serve either hot or cold. SCONES-No. 2. 1 lb. Flour 2d. \ pint Sour Milk 3 teaspoonsful Baking Powder 1 teaspoonful SaltScones No. 2 Total Cost— 3i(Z. Time— 5 Minutes. %v Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together, mix into a very light dough with the milk, adding a little more milk if necessary ; turn on to a floured board and knead till smooth, roll out half an inch thick. Cut into small rounds and bake for about five minutes. 394 THE ART OF LIVING IN AUSTRALIA. SCONES-No. 3. 1 lb. Flour .... 2 oz. Dripping .... 1 oz. Sugar .... \ pint Sour Milk 1 teaspoonful Cream of Tartar . \ teaspoonful Carbonate of SodaScones No. 3 Total Cost— 3kZ. Time- 2d. ►iH -20 Minutes.