Recipe#6360

Title: Golden Syrup Biscuits

From: Douglas Weller 
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 07:51:44 GMT 
Note: This recipe was 
war and was recommended  by Mrs. Nevill Chamberlain(then the pM's wife)
as a good sugar saver.

   1      ounce         butter
   2      tablespoons   golden syrup
     1/2  teaspoon      bicarbonate of soda
     1/4  teaspoon      vanilla essence
   4      ounces        self-rising flour
Put the fat and syrup into a heavy saucepan and warm until the fat has
melted.
Remove from the heat and mix in the bicarbonate of soda and vanilla
essence, then beat in the flour.  Cool.
Roll out the mixture until wafer thin and cut into shapes with biscuit
cutters.  Place on greased baking sheets and bake in a cool(300F) oven
for 0 minutes or until golden brown.  Cool on a wire rack.