Common Short Crust

Ingredients

• To every pound of flour
• 2 oz sifted sugar
• 3 oz butter, about 1/2 pint of boiling milk

Instructions

1. Crumble the butter into the flour as finely as possible, add the sugar, and work the whole up to a smooth paste with the boiling milk.
2. Roll it out thin, and bake in a moderate oven.