The pudding and pastry book

The following pages naturally contain only a brief selection from the thousands of sweets which exist; they have been chosen with an eye to dainty quality, and to simplicity, and every receipt has been tested. Three words concerning sweets: French white fire-proof dishes are better for baking puddings than the ordinary English culinary utensils; small cups or glasses are more charming receptacles for jellies, creams and custards than large dishes; and the magic properties of salt (even in the preparation of sweets) cannot be too much insisted upon, the deprecatory English cook to the contrary. E. D. [Pg vi] [Pg vii] [Pg 1] Measuring.Flour, sugar, salt, ground spices, should always be sifted before measuring. A cup is a breakfast-cup holding half a pint. The spoons are the silver ones in general use. A spoonful of dry material is one in which the convexity at the top corresponds to the concavity of the spoon. A scant spoonful should be made level with the edges of the spoon. In measuring half a tea-spoon of dry material, fill it first, and then divide it with a knife the length of the spoon. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 68567
Author: Douglas, Elizabeth
Release Date: Jul 19, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Grant Richards
Publication Date: 1903
Publisher Country: UK

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