Mrs. Briscoe’s Quire Pancakes

Name: Mrs. Briscoe’s Quire Pancakes
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Northern Europe
Ingredients: fresh butter half a pound.; nutmeg a little; flour enough to make a thick batter; eggs 4 yolks but 2 whites; eggs 4 yolks but 2 whites; sack (or sherry) 2 kitchenspoonfuls; sack (or sherry) 2 kitchenspoonfuls; powdered sugar and salt to taste; powdered sugar and salt to taste; eggs 4 yolks but 2 whites; good cream (or evaporated milk) 1 pint; good cream (or evaporated milk) 1 pint

An 18th Century Recipe sent by Lady Gomme

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

Good Things in England

By Florence White

Published 1932

About

Ingredients

good cream (or evaporated milk) 1 pint
eggs 4 yolks but

Europe
United Kingdom
Dinner
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Beat the eggs and strain them.
Mix them with the cream.
Strew in as much fine flour by degrees as will make it a fine batter pretty thick.
Then grate in a little nutmeg.
Add powdered sugar and salt to your taste.