Monologue

Shortcake Monologue from Love in a Wood

From Love in a Wood by William Wycherley

any · comedic · 1:55 min

Use directions for Baking Powder Biscuit. Cut open the biscuits, butter well, and spread with whatever fruit is in season. Place the upper half of the biscuit over the under piece with its crust down, that is, on the fruit, spreading another layer of the sugared fruit on the top, with whipped cream above this top layer, if desired. Berries, pineapple, oranges, etc., etc., are all nice in shortcakes. PIE CRUST No. 1 cupful flour ½ cupful butter salt ¼ cupful very cold water a pinch of baking powder Sift the flour and baking powder together, add the salt and the softened butter, then the water. Turn onto a floured moulding board, sift a little flour over and turn over till right to roll out. This makes just two pie crusts, or a lower crust for one pie, and four small biscuits. PIE CRUST No. 4 cupfuls flour 2 cupfuls butter ¼ cupful very cold water pinch of salt Mix salt in flour and add one-half softened butter and enough very cold water to form a stiff dough. Turn this on the floured moulding board, sprinkle with flour, spread with some of the butter, fold over, roll out, spread on more butter, fold over, roll out, spread for the third time, fold and roll and fit on pie plates. Will make four pies.

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