Short Paste. No. 4.

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840

Source: The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (4)

one pound of flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
half a pound of fresh butter ↝ Asparagus, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine [Other vegetables and combinations]
about four table-spoonfuls of pounded white sugar ↝ Sugar, white, confectioner's, powdered [Sugars and honey]
the yolks of two eggs well beaten up ↝ Egg, yolk only, raw [Eggs and omelets]

Instructions (2)

Knead the paste with the yolks of two eggs well beaten up instead of water.
Roll it very thin for biscuits or tarts.

Original Text

Short Paste. No. 4.

Take one pound of flour, half a pound of fresh butter, and about four table-spoonfuls of pounded white sugar. Knead the paste with the yolks of two eggs well beaten up instead of water. Roll it very thin for biscuits or tarts.

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