An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Making Light Pastry.
Year: 1889

page_text: 1889
Date of Application, 26th Feb.,
Complete Specification Left 27th May 1889-Accepted. 29th June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Making Light Pastry.
I SARAH ANN RICHARDSON of No. 53 Beulah Road Tunbridge Wells in the
County of Kent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved method of Incorporating Flour with butter
by which means pastry can be made much lighter than by the ordinary way of
rubbing the butter with the flour as is usually done. I find it also inore cleanly in
keeping the hands free from grease on the baking board.
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In carrying out my invention I take an ordinary pan as is used with a flat bottom
into which I place say 1 lb. of flour and lb. of butter (which will make the pastry
fairly good) I put the flour in one part of the pan taking some of it to sprinkle the
other half. I now place the butter in the pan dividing it in four pieces, separating
one piece from the rest which I put on one side in the pan and knead by means of
a wooden pestle one piece at a time which I sprinkle with flour pounding or beating
and sprinkling with flour alternately until the butter gets stiff and dry with flour.
I now put the apparatus on one side and pull apart the pieces with my hands the
pieces should not be larger than a half inch square and these I mix with the
remainder of the flour left in the pan wetting with water in the usual way of making
pastry.
A little rolling is desirable also a quick oven. Dripping or probably any other fat
can be treated in the same way advantageously.
The pastry made in this way is suitable to be used for pie crust or turnover
cakes.
Dated this 26th day of February 1889.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Making Light Pastry.
I SARAH ANN RICHARDSON of No. 53 Beulah Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This Invention relates to an Improved method of incorporating Flour with Butter
by which means pastry can be made much lighter than by the ordinary way of
rubbing the butter with the flour as is usually done. I find it also more cleanly in
keeping the hands freer from paste on the Baking Board.
In carrying out my Invention I take an ordinary pan as is used with a flat bottom
into which I place say 1 lb. of flour and half lb. of butter (which will make the pastry
fairly good) I put the flour in one part of the pan, taking some of it to sprinkle the
other half. I now place the butter in the pan dividing it in four pieces separating
one piece from the rest, which I put on one side in the pan and knead, by means of a
wooden pestle, one piece at a time which I sprinkle with flour pounding or
beating and sprinkling with flour alternately until the butter gets stiff and dry with
flour.
I now put the Apparatus on one side and pull apart the pieces with my hands. The
pieces should not be larger than a half inch square; and these I mix with the
remainder of the Flour left in the pan, wetting with water in the usual way of making
Pastry. A little rolling is desirable, also a quick oven. Dripping or probably any

page_text: other fat can be treated in the same way advantageously. The Pastry made in this
way is suitable to be used for pie, crust or turn over cakes.
The accompanying drawing illustrates a perspective view of the pestle used for
incorporating or mixing the aforesaid ingredients.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
The Method of Making Pastry etc. by means of the afore-mentioned Pestle as
herein described and set forth.
Dated this 25th day of May 1889
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, W., Agents for the Applicant.