one pound of flour
↝ Flour, 00
[Cereal Grains and Pasta]
two ounces of sifted sugar
↝ Sugar, NFS
[Sugars and honey]
half a pound of good butter
↝ Butter, stick, unsalted
[Dairy and Egg Products]
Instructions (4)
Mix together the flour and sifted sugar.
Rub into it the butter.
Make it into a paste not over stiff.
Roll it out for your pans.
Original Text
Paste Royal.
Mix together one pound of flour, and two ounces of sifted sugar; rub into it half a pound of good butter, and make it into a paste not over stiff. Roll it out for your pans. This paste is proper for any sweet tart or cheesecake.