Currant Pancakes (England)

Ingredients

• the thin rind of a lemon
• 1 pint of warm milk
• 2 ounces butter
• 2 ounces of sugar
• 8 ounces of flour
• 6 beaten eggs
• 2 tablespoonfuls of water
• a tablespoonful of rum or brandy
• 1 cup of cleaned and dried currants

Method

1. 1

   Infuse lemon rind in warm milk, strain, add butter and sugar.

2. 2

   Stir in flour, eggs, and water, then fold in currants.

3. 3

   Fry on a griddle and dust with sugar.

As published

This recipe was extracted from With a saucepan over the sea (1902) by Adelaide Keen, page 65. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CURRANT PANCAKES. (England.) Infuse the thin rind of a lemon in i pint of warm milk, on the fire, strain it, add 2 ounces butter, 2 ounces of sugar, stir, and add 8 ounces of flour mixed with 6 beaten eggs and 2 table- spoonfuls of water, and a tablespoonful of rum or brandy. Stir in lightly i cup of cleaned and dried currants

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