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English Tarts

A historical recipe from 365 Foreign Dishes A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year, by Anonymous (1908).

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A historical recipe

365 Foreign Dishes A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year, by Anonymous (1908). Project Gutenberg eBook #10011.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Method

  1. Make a rich puff paste;
  2. roll out thin and cut into squares;
  3. then fill with fruit jam;
  4. turn over and pinch in the edges.
  5. Drop in a kettle of deep hot lard and fry until a delicate brown.
  6. Sprinkle with pulverized sugar and serve hot.

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Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From 365 Foreign Dishes A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year, by Anonymous (1908). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #10011 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10011). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.