£ Oz. Ground Ginger. A Little Milk.
1 Teaspoonful Baking Powder✪ Yorkshire Parkin.
Method.
Melt butter in syrup ; add dry ingredients and thoroughly mix ;
bake 'about one hour. Parkin is much improved if mixed a day before
baking.
SHREWSBURY CAKES.
Ingredients.
J Lb. Flour. 4 Ozs. Butter. 1 Egg.
4 Ozs. Castor Sugar. 1 Teaspoonful Caraway Seeds✪ Shrewsbury Cakes.
Method.
Beat butter and sugar to a cream ; add eggs (beaten), flour and
seeds ; roll out thin and cut into biscuits ; place on greased tin and
bake a cream colour.
214
SCOTCH SHORTBREAD.
Ingredients.
i Lb. Flour.
4 Ozs. Castor Sugar.
Method.
Mix flour, butter, and sugar ; beat eggs thoroughly and add
into a stiff paste ; roll out and cut into shapes ; crimp edges •
small piece of citron on each cake and bake in moderate oven
polour.
1 Lb. Butter.
2 Eggs.
A Little Citron✪ Scotch Shortbread.
; work
place a
a pale
215
BURY SIMNEL.
Ingredients.
3 Lbs. Flour,
i Lb. Currants.
J Lb. Sugar.
6 Ozs. Sweet Almonds.
3 Large or 4 Small Eggs.
i Oz.
1 Lb. Butter.
J Lb. Sultanas.
6 Ozs. Candied Peel (finely
chopped).
6 Ozs. German Yeast.
Mixed Spice✪ Bury Simnel.
Method.
Rub butter in flour ; add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly ;
mix yeast with dessert-spoonful sugar till it creams ; add a little warm
water to yeast ; beat eggs thoroughly and add to dry mixture ; add
yeast and mix whole with sufficient warm water to make a very stiff
paste ; cover with cloth and stand an hour and a halt ; form into large
buns and place on greased baking tin ; stand for thirty minutes, then
bake in moderate oven for one hour.
216
PREMIER BUNS,
Ingredients.
£ Lb. Flour.
| Lb. Butter.
£ Lb. Castor Sugar.
2 Ozs. Chopped Raisins.
2 Eggs.
A Little Milk.
ij Oz. Sweet Almonds
Method.
Rub butter into flour ; add other dry ingredients ; mix thoroughly
with beaten eggs and milk ; butter some patty pans and half fill with
mixture ; bake in hot oven till brown and firm to touch.
2 Ozs. Glace Cherries (in
halves).
4 Drops Essence of
Almonds.
i Teaspoonful Baking
Powder✪ Premier Buns.
(blanched, chopped, and baked).
217
FRENCH RUNS.
/
Ingredients.
J Lb. Flour.
2 Ozs. Castor Sugar,
i Oz. Candied Peel.
i Teaspoonful Cream of
Tartar.
3 Ozs. Butter.
2 Eggs.
i Gill Milk.
J Teaspoonful Bi-Carbonate
of Soda✪ French Runs.
Method.
Rub butter into flour ; dissolve cream of tartar and soda in milk ;
beat eggs well and add to flour ; pour in milk ; form into buns ; place
on buttered baking tin ; cut peel into strips and put one on each bun ;
brush over with egg ; sprinkle with sugar ; bake in moderate oven for
fifteen to twenty minutes.
21 8
LUNCH
ingredients.
i Lb. Flour.
4 Ozs. Butter.
6 Ozs. Currants.
BUNS.
1 Lb. Castor Sugar.
2 Eggs.
i Teaspoon ful Cream of Tartar.
Teaspoonful Bi-Carbonate of Soda.
Beat butter and sugar to cream ; beat and add eggs ; mix flour,
cream of tartar, and soda and add ; if too stiff add a little milk ; mix to
a stiff paste ; drop in small heaps on well-greased tin ; bake in quick
oven for fifteen to twenty minutes.
ROCK CAKES.
Ingredients.
1 Lb. Flour.
6 Ozs. Butter.
2 Teaspoonfuls Baking
Powder
3 Eggs.
6 Ozs. Currants.
6 Ozs. Castor Sugar.
i Teaspoonful Ground
Ginger.
A Little Salt.
A Little Milk✪ Rock Cakes.
Method.
Rub butter into flour ; add other ingredients and beat into a stiff
batter ; drop on a well-greased baking tin ; bake in moderate oven for
fifteen to twenty minutes.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
£ Oz. Ground Ginger. A Little Milk.
1 Teaspoonful Baking Powder.
Method.
Melt butter in syrup ; add dry ingredients and thoroughly mix ; bake 'about one hour. Parkin is much improved if mixed a day before baking.
SHREWSBURY CAKES.
Ingredients.
J Lb. Flour. 4 Ozs. Butter. 1 Egg.
4 Ozs. Castor Sugar. 1 Teaspoonful Caraway Seeds.
Method.
Beat butter and sugar to a cream ; add eggs (beaten), flour and seeds ; roll out thin and cut into biscuits ; place on greased tin and bake a cream colour.
SCOTCH SHORTBREAD.
Ingredients.
i Lb. Flour.
4 Ozs. Castor Sugar.
Method.
Mix flour, butter, and sugar ; beat eggs thoroughly and add into a stiff paste ; roll out and cut into shapes ; crimp edges •
small piece of citron on each cake and bake in moderate oven polour.
1 Lb. Butter.
2 Eggs.
A Little Citron.
; work place a a pale
BURY SIMNEL.
Ingredients.
3 Lbs. Flour, i Lb. Currants.
J Lb. Sugar.
6 Ozs. Sweet Almonds.
3 Large or 4 Small Eggs.
i Oz.
1 Lb. Butter.
J Lb. Sultanas.
6 Ozs. Candied Peel (finely chopped).
6 Ozs. German Yeast. Mixed Spice.
Method.
Rub butter in flour ; add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly ; mix yeast with dessert-spoonful sugar till it creams ; add a little warm water to yeast ; beat eggs thoroughly and add to dry mixture ; add yeast and mix whole with sufficient warm water to make a very stiff paste ; cover with cloth and stand an hour and a halt ; form into large buns and place on greased baking tin ; stand for thirty minutes, then bake in moderate oven for one hour.
PREMIER BUNS,
Ingredients.
£ Lb. Flour.
| Lb. Butter.
£ Lb. Castor Sugar.
2 Ozs. Chopped Raisins.
2 Eggs.
A Little Milk.
ij Oz. Sweet Almonds
Method.
Rub butter into flour ; add other dry ingredients ; mix thoroughly with beaten eggs and milk ; butter some patty pans and half fill with mixture ; bake in hot oven till brown and firm to touch.
2 Ozs. Glace Cherries (in halves).
4 Drops Essence of Almonds.
i Teaspoonful Baking Powder.
(blanched, chopped, and baked).
FRENCH BUNS.
/
Ingredients.
J Lb. Flour.
2 Ozs. Castor Sugar, i Oz. Candied Peel.
i Teaspoonful Cream of Tartar.
3 Ozs. Butter.
2 Eggs. i Gill Milk.
J Teaspoonful Bi-Carbonate of Soda.
Method.
Rub butter into flour ; dissolve cream of tartar and soda in milk ; beat eggs well and add to flour ; pour in milk ; form into buns ; place on buttered baking tin ; cut peel into strips and put one on each bun ; brush over with egg ; sprinkle with sugar ; bake in moderate oven for fifteen to twenty minutes.
21 8
LUNCH BUNS.
Ingredients.
i Lb. Flour.
4 Ozs. Butter.
6 Ozs. Currants.
BUNS.
1 Lb. Castor Sugar.
2 Eggs.
i Teaspoonful Cream of Tartar.
Teaspoonful Bi-Carbonate of Soda.
Beat butter and sugar to cream ; beat and add eggs ; mix flour, cream of tartar, and soda and add ; if too stiff add a little milk ; mix to a stiff paste ; drop in small heaps on well-greased tin ; bake in quick oven for fifteen to twenty minutes.
ROCK CAKES.
Ingredients.
1 Lb. Flour.
6 Ozs. Butter.
2 Teaspoonfuls Baking
Powder
3 Eggs.
6 Ozs. Currants.
6 Ozs. Castor Sugar.
i Teaspoonful Ground
Ginger.
A Little Salt.
A Little Milk.
Method.
Rub butter into flour ; add other ingredients and beat into a stiff batter ; drop on a well-greased baking tin ; bake in moderate oven for fifteen to twenty minutes.
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