Leaf Paste ~ 1912

Drain a pound of butter and chill it with ice. Rub with a this a pound of flour, pouring in water enough to form a stiff paste. Lay it away for a quarter of an hour. Dredge the table lightly with flour, lay the paste on it, and roll it square. Similarly roll out the butter remaining, lay it in and on the centre of the paste, the edges of which should be brought back over the butter and enclose it well. Roll the whole to the thickness of a quarter of an inch and fold it into three layers. It has now had one turn. Fold it again into three layers and roll it the second time, but in the contrary direction. It has now had two turns. Leave it for fifteen minutes and give it two turns more, and after a second quarter of an hour give it the two final turns. More than six turns are necessary. Cover the paste with cloth and lay it away in a cold place until needed.