The official handbook for the National Training School for Cookery

Time reqzcired, about twenty-five mimites. Now we will show you how to make Ginger-bread Nuts, 1. We put one pound of flour into a basin with about half a saltspoonful of salt, 2. We also add half an ounce of ground ginger, three ounces of moist sugar, one teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, and allspice (about as much as will cover a threepenny piece). 3. We put half a pound of treacle and four ounces of butter into a saucepan, and melt them together over the fire. 4. We mix the ingredients together with two tablespoonsful of milk, and then add the melted treacle and the four ounces of butter y and mix all well together into a firm paste. N.B. — We should be very careful that all the ingredients are well mixed and that there are no lumps left. 5. We flour a board and turn the paste out on to it. 6. We should flour our hands and knead the paste. 7. We now divide the paste into about twenty -four pieces. 8. We roll each piece into a ball, like a walnut, and put them two inches apart on a greased tin. 9. We put them in the oven (the thermometer at the oven door should rise to 2400) for fifteen minutes. 10. After that time we turn the ginger-bread nuts off the tin and set them aside to cool. They are then ready for serving. 4T2 National Training School for Cookery. MILK BISCUITS. Average cost of " Milk Biscuits " (about two dozen), d. i gill {\ pint) of milk o\ i oz. of butter i | lb. of flour i| i teaspoonful of baking powder o£ Time required, about half an hour. Now we will show you how to make Milk Biscuits, 1. We put one gill (a quarter of a pint) of milk into a saucepan ; we add to it one ounce of butter, and put it on the fire to warm. 2. We put half a pound of flour into a basin with a teaspoonful of baking powder, 3. When the milk is hot, we pour it into the flour and stir it carefully into a smooth, stiff paste, 4. We flour a board and turn the paste out on it. 5. We take a rolling pin, flour it, and roll the paste out into as thin a sheet as possible. 6. We flour a docker or a tumbler and cut the paste out into rounds, about the size of the top of a teacup. 7. We grease a tin with dripping or butter, and place the biscuits on it. 8. We put the tin into the oven (the thermometer at the oven door should rise to 2400) to bake for twenty minutes. 9. After that time we turn the biscuits off the tin, and set them aside to cool They are then ready for serving. Lesson on Making Oatmeal Biscuits. 413 OATMEAL BISCUITS. Average cost of " Oatmeal Biscuits" (about half a pound). d. 7 OZ. Of flour ij 3 oz. of oatmeal o\ 3 oz. of castor sugar o| 3 oz. of lard or butter 3 \ of a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda. ....... oj 1 egg 1 Time required, about half an hour. Now we will show you how to make Oatmeal Biscuits. 1. We put three ounces of lard or butter into a saucepan, and put it on the fire to melt and warm. 2. We put seven ounces of flour into a basin with three ounces of oatmeal, three ounces of castor sugar y and a quarter of a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, and mix all together with a spoon. 3. We now stir in the melted lard. 4. We put about a tablespoonful of cold water into a tea cup ; we break one egg into the water and beat them slightly together.