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 butter, four eggs, one saltspoonful of salt, one pint of water (about).
Method. - Sieve the flour, add the salt, rub the butter lightly in, and mix into a smooth paste with the eggs and water, adding the latter gradually, as the paste must be very firm.
 
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