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The Pytchley book of refined cookery and bills of fare

1885

Page 107

Presented as published in 1885. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
SHORT BREAD .—Mix well together one pound and a quarter of flour, a large teaspoonful of Borwick's Gold Medal Baking Powder, and half-a-pound of white sifted sugar, rub in half-a-pound of butter, mix the whole with three eggs, previously well beaten, and a little essence of lemon. Make four cakes out of five ounces of dough, mould into a round form, then roll them out into an oval shape, pinch them round the edges, put a piece of candied lemon-peel at the top, and bake slowly. RICE BISCU ITS.— Take half-a-pound of sugar, half-a-pound of best ground rice, half-a-pound of butter, half-a-pound of flour, and half-a-teaspoonful of Borwick’s Gold Medal Baking Powder, mix the whole into a paste with two eggs. AN EXCELLENT CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING— Take three- quarters-of-a-pound of flour, two large teaspoonfuls of Borwick s Gold Medal Baking' Powder, two ounces of bread crumbs, one-and-a-half pounds of suet, two pounds of raisins, one pound of currants, ten ounces of sugar, two ounces of almonds, one pound of mixed candied peel, salt and spice to taste ; mix ingredients well together, and add six eggs well beaten, and three-quarters-of-a-pint of milk; divide in two and boil eight hours. PANCAKES OR BATTER PUDDING.— Take half-a-pound of flour, two teaspoonfuls of Borwick's Gold Medal Baking Powder, a little salt, mix well in a dry state, and add one egg and three-quarters-of-a-pint of milk. NORFOLK DUMPLINGS.— Prepare the dough as for bread, put into a sauce- pan of boiling water immediately, and boil twenty minutes without taking the lid off. TELE YOUR GROCERS YOU MUST HAVE BORWICK’S. CALCULATION OF WAGES, _ &e. Year. Month. Week. I Day. Year. Month. Week. Day. Year. Month. Week. Day. £ X 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 £ s- d. o i 8 0 3 4 050 068 084 0 xo 0 011 8 0 13 4 0150 s. d. 0 4J 0 9i 1 xj 1 6£ 1 11 2 3? x 3 *1 3 57 s. d. 0 0} 0 i| 0 2 O 2f O 3l ° 4, O 43 0 5± 0 6 £ 10 11 12 13 m 15 16 17 18 £ s. d 0 16 8 0 18 4 100 1 1 8 1 3 4 1 5 0 1 6 8 184 1 10 0 s. d. 3 ioi 4 2* 4 7i 5 °i 5 4* 5 9i 6 ii 6 6 1 6 TI s. d. 0 6i 0 7i 0 8 0 Si 0 91 0 9f 0 io£ 0 11J 0 nf £ 19 20 24 25 28 30 35 40 45 £ s. d. i ii 8 1 13 4 200 218 268 2 10 0 2 18 4 368 3 15 0 s. d. 7 3J 7 9 2j 9 7i 10 9 11 6j 13 si 15 4i 17 ?2 s. d. I cj i 4 i 4 1 4i 1 6£ 1 1 11 2 al 2 5* * THE PYTCHLEY BOOK OF REFINED COOKERY, BAT7YYBATTYS nabob nabob SFH BATTY & Co.’s PICKLES AND SAUCES ARE OF THE Finest Quality, AND GUARANTEED PURE. BATTY & Co.’S NABOB SAUCE IS THE SAUCE or SAUCES, And the most delicious for Fish , Hashes, Steaks, Stews, etc. 123, 126, FINSBURY PAVEMENT. BATTY & Co.’s JAMS, JELLIES, AND MARMALADES Are Prepared of RIPE SOUND FRUITS only, and Refined Sugar. THEIR CALF'S FOOT JELLIES aTe unsurpassed for Quality and Flavour. Proprietors of the well- known Dr. Kitchener’s SALAD CREAM. BATTY & Co.’s NABOB PICKLE Is universally admitted to he the finest and ?nost enjoyable Pickle in the World. Wholesale: Finsbury Pavement, LONDON, E.C. THE PYTCHLEY BOOK OF REFINED COOKERY. S. & H. HARRIS’S HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES. EBONITE BOOTS 7 SHOES. WATERPROOF BLACKING. Does not injure the Leather. Requires no brush- ing. ASK FOB IT. TRADE MARK. POLISHING PASTE, For Metals and Glass of all Descriptions. PLATE POWDER, Does not injure the Silver. BR U NS WICK BLACK,