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Shrewsbury Buckwheat Cakes

From Cassell's dictionary of cookery, 1892

Serves 8

The batter needs to rise for three to four hours.

Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 1789. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Shrewsbury Buckwheat Cakes.— Mix a tea-cupful of good brewer's yeast with three pints of warm water; add half a tea- spoonful of salt, and stir in as much buckwheat meal as will make a thick batter

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