SC - My first attempt at a period(ish) recipe. (Very Long!)

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 29 Jan 01, , that WyteRayven at aol.com wrote:

> I ended up 
> with a paste, more the consistency of muffin batter. There would have been no 
> way to roll this out without adding a lot more flour, but that would make it 
> a dough, rather than a paste. Am I interpreting this wrong?

"Paste" in period recipes, usually means something closer to 
"pastry dough".

> I used the measurements for flour that was suggested by the author of the 
> book.  She says that a pound of flour amounts to about 3 cups of American 
> flour. So I was reluctant to use the amount that I would have to have used to 
> be able to roll this out. 

It tends to be more than that.  One thing I would highly recommend 
to anyone getting into redaction is an electronic kitchen scale.
 

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