Highland Bannocks

Ingredients

• 4 lbs. of lean beef steak,
• a lbs. suet.
• 1 tablespoonful of black pepper,
• 1 tablespoonful of Jamaica pepper.
• 1 teaspoonful of cloves.
• tablespoonfuls of salt,
• 1 dessertspoonful of saltpetre,
• 1 dessertspoonful of sugar,
• dessertspoonful of ginger.

Method

1. 1

   Mince the meat and suet together very fine.

2. 2

   Then add the above-mentioned ingredients together.

3. 3

   When well mixed roll into balls and cover them with melted suet and leave till required.

4. 4

   When well covered with fresh suet they can keep for a week or ten days.

5. 5

   When wanted for table fry to a rich brown.

6. 6

   Time, 5 or 10 minutes according to size.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Samaritan cookery book (1903) by E. P. Watson, page 32. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

HIGHLAND BANNOCKS. 4 lbs. of lean beef steak, a lbs. suet. i tablespoonful of black pepper, i tablespoonful of Jamaica pepper. i teaspoonful of cloves. tablespoonfuls of salt, i dessertspoonful of saltpetre, i dessertspoonful of sugar, dessertspoonful of ginger.

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