Short Crust
From Hilda's diary of a Cape housekeeper, 1902
This pastry is suitable for lemon cheese-cakes.
Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
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Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from Hilda's diary of a Cape housekeeper (1902) by Hildagonda J. Duckitt, page 82. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
SHORT CRUST. CHEESE-CAKES Short Crust. — The first is for short crust, and requires — I egg. 6 ozs. flour. 4 ozs. butter. I oz. sugar. I lemon. A little salt
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.