Tarts, Paste for

Ingredients

• a pound and a half of flour
• a pound and a quarter of fresh butter
• a large pinch of salt
• four yolks of eggs
• half a glassful of water

Method

1. 1

   Mix the paste lightly without handling it too much.

2. 2

   Spread it over the dresser with a rolling-pin, fold it in three, roll it out, and fold it up again.

3. 3

   Repeat this four times.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 1969. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Tarts, Paste for.— Take a pound and a haK of flour, a pound and a quarter of fresh butter, a largo pinch of salt, four yolks of eggs, and half a glassful of water. Mix this paste as lightly as possible without handling it too much ; spread it over the dresser with a rolling-pin, and then fold it in three, as you do puff paste ; roll it out, and fold it up again. Do this four times running : this is what is called four-turned. Use this paste either for tourte of entrees, for pies of meat or fruit, or when it mav be wanted. THE TEA PLAKT. Tea. — Doctors disagree as to whether the constant use of tea is beneficial or otherwise in its effects upon the human frame. There can be Kttle doubt, however, that when partaken of too freely it acts injuriously upon the nervous system ; yet, when taken in moderation, it is exhilarating, strengthening, and refreshing. Tastes differ as to the superiority of the flavour of the different kinds of tea. Some like all black, some all green, and some a mixture of the two. For mixed tea the usual proportion is four parts of black tea to one of green. Green tea is more exhilarating than black, and it has a tendency to produce excitement and wakeful- ness. When taken very strong it is exceedingly pernicious. Amongst the black teas may be mentioned Bohea, Congo, Souchong, Assam, and Pekoe. Amongst the green teas, Twankay, Hyson-skin, Young Hyson, Hyson, Imperial, and Gunpowder. {See Tea, Varieties of.) Some- times two or three kinds of tea are mixed together — a finely-flavoured one with an in- €xpensive one — and then cheapness can be combined with superiority of flavour. The following is a favourite and inexpensive mix- ture of black teas : — One pound of Moning Congo, a quarter of a pound of Assam, and a quarter of a pound of Orange Pekoe. Tea and Coffee, Analysis of.— The following analyses of tea and coffee are in- teresting, as showing how nearly the)- con- tain the same organic constituents, although in different proportions : — 100 parts 100 parts of Tea con- of Coti'ee tain. contain Water ... 5 12 Theine ... 3 1-75 Caseinc . . .15 13 Gum ... 18 9 Sugar ... 3 6.5 Starch . . .a trace a trace Tannin . . .26-25 4 Aromatic oil . . 075 0-002 Fat ... 4 12 Fibre ... 20 35 Mineral substances 5 6-7 Tea Biscuits. — Dissolve two ounces of fresh butter and a large pinch of salt

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.