A committee of ladies collected the receipts; the editor of the Manual of Domestic Economy arranged them — British cookery and household management, c.1864.

Crisp Pastry

2 pages in this part of The British Cookery Book.

Crisp Pastry (Apple with sugar)

the apple with sugar and lemon-peel shred fine, taking as little of the apple-juice as possible; bake in thin paste, in a quick oven; a…

Crisp Pastry (Take five fresh eggs)

821. Take five fresh eggs, with their weight in powdered sugar, one table-spoonful of flour, and the juice of half a lemon. Beat all, no…

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