This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Ingredients. - Two pounds of flour, twelve ounces of clarified dripping, one pint of water.
Method. - With a knife mix the flour to a smooth paste, adding the water gradually. Roll the paste out thinly, two-sixths of the dripping over it in small pieces, and fold over. Repeat this process twice, using two-sixths of fat each time, and use as required.
 
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