Cassell's New Dictionary of Cookery

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Crust for French Tarts, Rich

Crumble four ounces of butter into half a pound of flour, add a pinch of salt, a tea-spoonful of sifted sugar, and sufficient cold water to make it into a light paste. Roll it well three times, fold it each time, and touch it very lightly. The less handling it has the better it will be. Time, twenty minutes to prepare. Probable cost, 1s. per pound.

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