Five Roses Cook Book

Two thousand Canadian cooks sent in their best recipes; the mill printed them, and put its own flour in every one.

Gingerbread

3 recipes in this part of Five Roses Cook Book.

Scotch Shortbread (No. 1)

1 pound Five Roses flour 2 ounces sugar (sifted) 1 ounce candied peel (sliced small) 8 ounces butter (more or less). Mix the flour and…

Shortbread (No. 2)

¾ pound Five Roses flour ½ pound butter ¼ pound light brown sugar. Cream butter and sugar, add flour, mixing thoroughly with the hands…

Scotch Shortbread (No. 3)

¼ pound fresh butter 2 ounces fine sugar ½ ounce cornstarch 6 ounces Five Roses flour. Knead cornstarch and sugar into the butter, then…

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