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Rock Cakes

From The complete Indian housekeeper & cook, 1898
Presented as published in 1898. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The complete Indian housekeeper & cook (1898) by Flora Annie Webster Steel, page 232. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Rock Cakes. — Four units butter and sugar, 16 of patent flour, 8 of currants and sultanas mixed, 2 of candied peel, some lemon peel or essence. Mix to a stiff paste with 4 units eggs and a little milk

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