Wigs

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784

Source: The Experienced English Housekeeper
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (7)

three quarters of a pound of fine flour ↝ Flour, semolina, fine [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
half a pint of milk made warm ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]
two or three spoonfuls of light barm
four ounces of sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
four ounces of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
as little flour as possible ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
a few seeds ↝ Seeds, breadfruit seeds, raw [Nut and Seed Products]

Instructions (4)

To three quarters of a pound of fine flour put half a pint of milk made warm, mix in it two or three spoonfuls of light barm, cover it up, set it half an hour by the fire to rise.
Work in the paste four ounces of sugar, and four ounces of butter.
Make it into wigs with as little flour as possible, and a few seeds.
Set them in a quick oven to bake.

Original Text

TO three quarters of a pound of fine flour put half a pint of milk made warm, mix in it two or three spoonfuls of light barm, cover it up, set it half an hour by the fire to rise, work in the paste four ounces of sugar, and four ounces of butter, make it into wigs with as little flour as possible, and a few seeds, set them in a quick oven to bake.

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