Chapter XX · Entremets (Sweets) · No. 2362
2362—Dry Sugared Paste for Various Purposes
Take one lb. of sifted flour, seven oz. of butter, five oz. of powdered sugar, three eggs, and one-half tablespoonful of orange-flower water.
Mix in the usual way, knead it twice; roll it into a ball, and keep it wrapped up, in the cool, until required.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 2362, p. 696. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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