Brandy snaps

• 50 g (2 oz) butter
• 1 teaspoon brandy
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Brandy snaps, crisp delicate ginger-flavoured curls, were originally, as the name suggests, made with brandy, but are now often mixed with lemon juice; this recipe is made with both. They are very pleasing to make.

The biscuity flaps are curled up like cigars, usually round the handle of a wooden spoon, before they have time to set. They are then filled, when they are cool, with freshly