Posted by John Nichols on June 09, 2003 at 14:55:08 from 165.91.199.202 user Mcneacail.
In Reply to: Re: Biscuits posted by Jonathan Labaree on June 09, 2003 at 14:09:50:
It is hard to explain the concept of a squashed fly biscuit to someone born in the middle of an Illinois cornfield.
Thank you all for the names and I have found the following quote:
Garibaldi Biscuits
“...instead of offering me a Garibaldi biscuit, she asked me with that faint lisp of hers, to 'have some squashed flies George'”.
H.G. Wells in 'Tono-Bungay' (1909)
And the recipe:
Description/Notes:
It's hard to beat old favourites such as these tatsty bites
Ingredients:
# 2 oz. (50g) chopped currants
# 2 tbsps. milk
# 1 oz. (25g) butter or margarine
# 4 oz. (100g) self-raising flour
# pinch of salt
# 1 oz. (25g) sugar
Cooking Instructions:
# Sift all the dry ingredients together into a bowl
# Add the milk and the butter or margarine then with a large fork, mix firmly into a smooth dough
# Turn onto a well floured board, roll out about an eighth of an inch thick and cut down the center
# Spread the chopped currants on half of the dough and cover with the rest
# Roll again to press together and cut into triangles
# Brush lightly with water and sprinkle with the castor sugar
# Place in a pre-heated oven and bake for about 15 minutes at 375F, Gas Mark 5, 190C
Recipes compiled by Alwyn Jones © 2000 & web pages designed by R. Barry Jones © 2000
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And...................
there is a british shop
216 Gentry
Spring, TX 77373
1-800-528-7767
that sells the biscuits.
There is a small Angel somewhere looking after me in Texas.
John Nichols