Jersey Wonders (Recipe 1)

Ingredients

• ilb. of caster sugar
• fib. of best butter
• three or four eggs
• lib. of white flour
• a grating of nutmeg

Method

1. 1

   Work together caster sugar and butter until thoroughly incorporated.

2. 2

   Beat eggs and add to the mixture.

3. 3

   Gradually sift in white flour and nutmeg.

4. 4

   Knead together, cover with a cloth, and set in a warm place to prove.

5. 5

   Cut into pieces the size of a small apple, roll them round, and roll out each ball to an oval about 1/2 inch thick.

6. 6

   Cut three parallel slits along the middle of each, cross the slips with fingers, and drop into boiling lard.

7. 7

   They will rise as they are done; turn to brown evenly.

8. 8

   Take out with a fork and drain.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The encyclopaedia of practical cookery (1892) by Theodore Francis Garrett, William A. Rawson, page 165. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ilb. of caster sugar with fib. of best butter until they are thoroughly incorporated. Beat up thoroughly three or four eggs, ac- cording to size, and add these to the sugar and butter. Gradually sift in lib. of white flour and a grating of nutmeg

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