Hard Biscuit for Invalids

Ingredients

• a pound of flour
• two ounces of butter
• half a teaspoonful of salt
• as much skimmed milk as will leave it stiff enough to roll

Method

1. 1

   Work flour into a stiff paste with butter and milk.

2. 2

   Add salt and beat with a rolling-pin until smooth.

3. 3

   Roll thin and cut into round biscuits.

4. 4

   Bake for six minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Virginia Cookery-book (1884) by Mary Stuart Smith, page 143. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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