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                                  Moggy

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes                            Ethnic

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 1/2   lb           Plain flour
   3       ts           Baking powder
   6       oz           Lard
   6       oz           Margarine
   8       oz           Golden syrup
   8       oz           Sugar
                        Salt
                        Milk -- as necessary

  Mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. Rub in the fats,
  add the sugar and syrup. Mix to a stiff dough with milk. Shape into
  2 pieces 1" thick. Place on a greased baking tin and bake in a
  moderate (350°F) oven for about 25 minutes, until firm and light
  brown. Cut and serve thickly buttered.

  Remarks:

  This recipe can be found in many very old books, and may have come
  from the Old Norse language, where a heap of corn was known as
  Mugi. The word can be traced back through early English, where corn
  was refered to as Muge and later Muga. In it's ealiest form, it was
  probably made with yeast and honey instead of baking powder and
  syrup or sugar.


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