Name: Cornish ginger fairings
Yield: To Make Twenty-Five
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons golden syrup; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; ¼ teaspoon mixed spice; 100 g (4 oz) plain flour; 1 level teaspoon of baking powder; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; lemon rind or peel, if liked; 50 g (2 oz) sugar; 50 g (2 oz) margarine

Preparation info

To Make
Twenty-Five

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

British Cooking

By Caroline Conran

Published 1978

About

These gingery cakes used to be sold at fairs and enjoyed by Old Uncle Tom Cobleigh and all, together with great draughts of spiced ale.

Ingredients

100 g (4 oz) plain flour
1 level teaspoon of baking powder

Method

Mix all the dry ingredients together except the sugar. Rub in the fat and then add sugar. Preheat the oven to 190°C, 375°F, Gas Mark 5. Heat the syrup till it runs and add to the mixture. Shape and roll into balls the size of a walnut, place these on a greased tin on the top shelf of t

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