page_title: Abernethy biscuit
section_title: Sample ingredient list
hierarchical_section_title: Abernethy biscuit / Sample ingredient list
caption_attribution_description: English: Abernethy Biscuits.
context_page_description: The Abernethy biscuit was invented by doctor John Abernethy in the 18th century as a digestive improver and hence aid to health.
  Abernethy believed that most diseases were due to disorders in digestion. The Abernethy biscuit is a type of digestive biscuit, a baked good originally designed to be eaten as a support to proper digestion. In creating his biscuit, Abernethy was following a trend of other medical practitioners like English William Oliver of Bath, Somerset and the American preacher Sylvester Graham who was a nutrition expert.
  The Abernethy biscuit is an adaptation of the plain captain's biscuit or hardtack, with the added ingredients of sugar, and caraway seeds because of their reputation for having a carminative effect making them beneficial in digestive disorders. The biscuit is a mix between an all butter biscuit and a shortcake, raising through use of ammonium bicarbonate. According to The Oxford Companion to Food, a baker at a shop where Abernethy regularly had lunch created the new biscuit when Abernethy suggested it, naming it after him.
  Abernethy biscuits are still popular in Scotland.
context_section_description: The following are ingredients:
  Plain flour
  Caster sugar (granulated sugar can also be used)
  Butter
  Baking powder
  Caraway seeds
  Milk
  Egg
  Salt
caption: Abernethy Biscuits.
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