Recipe#6399

Title: PARKIN

From: The Cookery of England by Elisabeth Ayrton

     1/2   kg           Oatmeal, fine
   2       ts           Baking powder
 120       g            Lard
   2       ts           Ginger, ground
   1       t            Mixed spice
 250       g            Golden syrup
  Rub the lard into the oatmeal and mix in the spices and baking powder. Warm
  the syrup and mix it into the oatmeal till you have a stiff mixture.
  
  Grease a flat baking tin, pour in the parkin and bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours
  at 300F, gas mark 2