Recipe#5856

Title: Pictou County Oatcakes

Source: _Out of Old Nova Scotia Kitchens

      2 c  Oatmeal                           3/4 c  Shortening
      1 c  Flour                             1/4 ts Baking soda
      1 c  Brown sugar                       1/4 c  -boiling water
      1 ts -Salt                          
 
  Combine dry ingredients and cut in shortening. Disolve baking soda in the
  boiling water and add, continuing to mix with a knife. Mold with the hands
  and shape into a long wedge. Slice off and bake in a 400F oven for 10
  minutes. This recipe comes from the county where the Scots first landed in
  Canada (and where my dad was born.) To quote the author, "Our Scottish
  ancestors used "real" oatmeal when they made their favorite oatcakes.
  However sugar did creep in, as indicated bt this 75 year old recipe. (The
  book was published in 1971 so the recipe would be form the year 1894.)