Pastry

Ingredients

• 1 quart of flour
• 0.5 pound of butter and lard mixed
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• enough ice water to make the dough hold together

Method

1. 1

   Chop shortening into flour using a knife.

2. 2

   Mix lightly with water and roll out in small pieces, keeping the rest cold.

3. 3

   The best pastry is worked as little as possible.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The way to the heart (1905) by Carrie Pickett Moore, page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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