Yorkshire Parkin

Ingredients

• 2| lbs. oatmeal.
• 2 lbs. syrup.
• | lb. white sugar.
• 1 lb. lard or dripping.
• 2 eggs.
• A pinch of salt.
• 3 tea-sps. ground ginger.

Method

1. 1

   Mix all dry ingredients in a basin and make a well in the center.

2. 2

   Melt the lard and syrup, pour into the well, and add beaten eggs.

3. 3

   Mix well and spread on a greased tin to about 1 inch thick.

4. 4

   Bake in a moderate oven.

5. 5

   Cut into squares while hot but do not remove from the tin until cold.

6. 6

   This improves with keeping for two months.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 8 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 944. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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