Mrs. Beeton’s All-About Cookery

Its another Mrs. Beeton’s photo this week. This time an illustration on how to make Pastry.  The Caption on the picture reads: “Sieve the flour, add water and mix with the fingers; roll out and place the butter in the centre; fold the ends over, making an envelope for the butter; roll out; method of flaking edge of pies; method of cutting out tartlets or bouchees; tartlets or bouchees for baking.