Pictou County Oatcakes
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Desserts
Ingredients:
2.00 c Oatmeal
1.00 c Flour
1.00 c Brown sugar
1.00 ts -Salt
0.75 c Shortening
0.25 ts Baking soda
0.25 c -boiling water
Directions:
Combine dry ingredients and cut in shortening. Disolve baking soda in
the boiling water and add, continuing to mix with a knife. Mold with
the hands and shape into a long wedge. Slice off and bake in a 400F
oven for 10 minutes. This recipe comes from the county where the
Scots first landed in Canada (and where my dad was born.) To quote
the author, "Our Scottish ancestors used "real" oatmeal when they
made their favorite oatcakes. However sugar did creep in, as
indicated bt this 75 year old recipe. (The book was published in 1971
so the recipe would be form the year 1894.)
Source: _Out of Old Nova Scotia Kitchens_
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