Show short cake paste put a pound of fine flour into ii a basine basin scoop out a hollow in the center of 0 it it and put into this ten ounces of 0 resh fresh butter a pinch of salt a dessertspoon of 0 powdered sugar and one quarter pint of water to make it smooth and firm gather this together into a lump and leave it in a cool place for or a couple of hours roll it out to an oblong shape one and one quarter inches thick score the edges with a knife and mark it on the top any fanciful shape of pattern brush over with beaten egg and bake in a quick oven time to bake about halt half an hour sufficient for three or four persons |