Directions for Oyster Patties Paste

Ingredients

• 1 gill of water
• 1 egg
• three-quarters of a pound of dried flour
• three-quarters of a pound of fresh butter

Method

1. 1

   Strain lemon juice into water.

2. 2

   Beat egg to a stiff froth and mix with the liquid.

3. 3

   Stir into flour and knead to a smooth paste.

4. 4

   Spread butter over the paste, fold, dredge with flour, roll out four times, then fold in three and let stand for 2 hours.

5. 5

   Cut out patties and bake.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Wholesome cookery (1887) by Marie de Joncourt, page 60. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Directions for Oyster Patties Paste. Strain the juice of 1 lemon in 1 gill of water (cold). Beat 1 egg to a stiff froth, and mix with above. Put three-quarters of a pound of dried flour into a bowl, and stir in the above liquid ; knead it to a smooth paste. Lay it on a slab, and spread over it three-quarters of a pound of fresh butter

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