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 fine flour, sixteen ounces of castor sugar, ten ounces of butter, six eggs, the finely-grated rind of lemon.
Method. - Sift the flour into a bowl, make a hole in the center, put in the sugar, butter and eggs, and mix the whole into a stiff paste. Roll and use as required.
 
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