Cheese-Straws

Ingredients

• Grate two ounces of Parmesan or Cheddar cheese
• Rub two ounces of butter into two ounces of flour
• two ounces of flour
• some cayenne
• and salt to taste
• Mix with the yolk of an egg

Method

1. 1

   Mix all well together in a paste, and roll out to a quarter of an inch thickness.

2. 2

   Cut into narrow strips like fingers; lay them on a buttered paper or pan.

3. 3

   Bake in a quick oven.

4. 4

   Serve very hot, nicely arranged criss-cross on a dish.

5. 5

   Mustard to be handed round with them.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Hilda's "where is it?" of recipes (1891) by Hildagonda J. Duckitt, page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHEESE-STRAWS. CHEESECAKES {ALMOND). Ingredienti. \ lb. of Sweet Almondi. a oz. Butter. 4 Bitter Almonds. The Rind of half a Lemon. 3 Eggs, A tablespoonful of Lemon Juio& 3 oz. Sugar. Blanch and pound the almonds smoothly in a mortar with a little rose-water. Stir the sugar and the yolks well, warm the butter slightly, mix with the sugar, eggs, and almonds, then the juice and lemon-peel. Stir well. Line some patty tins with puff paste. Bake twenty minutes in a quick oven. Enough for twelve Cheesecakes. Very good. CHEESECAKES {ALMOND). (Another Recipe. An English Recipe.) Ingredients. J lb. Sweet Almonds. i tablespoonful of Cream, 6 Bitter Almonds. Whites of 3 Eggs, i lb. I ,oaf Sugar. Puff Paste. Blanch and pound the sweet and bitter almonds with a tablespoonful of water, then add the sugar, the cream, and whites of eggs. Mix as quickly as possible. Put into very small patty pans lined with puff paste. Bake in a warm oven for twenty minutes. Very good. CHEESE-STRA WS. (Mrs. Daniel Cloete's Recipe.) Grate two ounces of Parmesan or Cheddar cheese. Rub two ounces of butter into two ounces of flour. Add the cheese, some cayenne, and salt to taste. Mix with the yolk of an ^%

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