Jumbles

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Jumbles

Yield approx. 12 cookies

Author Good Fare/Daily Telegraph

Made with the traditional golden syrup, these cookies are super-sweet! They would definitely have cured a wartime sweet tooth. Other syrups could be used. These cookies may be kept in rounds or rolled. The original recipe plus additional measurements are given here.

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb. flour (all purpose, 4 ounces--115 g--1 cup)
• 1/4 lb. margarine (4 ounces--115 g--1/2 cup) I used ghee
• 1/4 lb. syrup (4 ounces--115 g--1/4 cup)
• 2 ozs. sugar (56 g--1/4 cup)
• 1 teaspoonful powdered ginger (5 ml)

Instructions

1. Cream margarine, add sugar and syrup, mixing well together.
2. Add sieved flour, to which ginger has been added.
3. Drop [small] spoonfuls of mixture in circles on to a greased tin, and bake in medium oven [350°F/180°C] till the jumbles are a golden brown.

References

The Daily Telegraph Home Cook. Good Fare: A Book of Wartime Recipes. London: Macmillan, 2008.