PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

I. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.

II. GENERAL REMARKS ON BAKING.

III. BREAD, TEA CAKES, BUNS, ETC. 1. To make Home-made Bread.

IV. GINGERBREAD, PARKINGS, SHORTBREAD, ETC. 35. Queen's Gingerbread.

V. HARD BISCUITS. 57. Machine-made Biscuits.

VI. FANCY BISCUITS, ALMONDS, ETC. 82. Digestive Biscuits.

VII. PASTRY, CUSTARDS, ETC. 125. Butter for Puff Paste.

VIII. FRUIT CAKES, BRIDE CAKES, ETC. 136. Directions for mixing Cakes made with Butter.

IX. HANDY WHOLESALE RECIPES FOR SMALL MASTERS. 170. Soda Cakes or Scones.

X. CONFECTIONS IN SUGAR-BOILING. 180. Clarifying Sugar.

XI. COLOURING SUGAR. 228. To prepare Sugar for Colouring.

XII. LOZENGES.

XIII. ICE CREAMS.

XIV. PRESERVING FRUITS.

XV. CHOCOLATE. 260. General Directions for Making Chocolate.

INDEX. Abernethy Biscuits, 39 As made in London, 40

THE
BREAD AND BISCUIT BAKER’S
AND
SUGAR-BOILER’S ASSISTANT

Including a large variety of Modern Recipes

FOR

BREAD — TEA CAKES — HARD AND FANCY BISCUITS — BUNS — GINGERBREADS — SHORTBREADS — PASTRY — CUSTARDS — FRUIT CAKES — SMALL GOODS FOR SMALL MASTERS — CONFECTIONS IN SUGAR — LOZENGES — ICE CREAMS — PRESERVING FRUIT — CHOCOLATE, ETC., ETC.

WITH REMARKS ON

THE ART OF BREAD-MAKING

AND

CHEMISTRY AS APPLIED TO BREAD-MAKING

BY

ROBERT WELLS

PRACTICAL BAKER, CONFECTIONER, AND PASTRYCOOK, SCARBOROUGH

Second Edition, with Additional Recipes.

LONDON
CROSBY LOCKWOOD AND SON
7, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT, LUDGATE HILL
1890

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