Coconut Biscuits (Recipe from 1912)

Cocoanut Biscuits (Recipe from 1912) >>>

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 1808, 1 June 1912, Page 3 (Supplement)

Here is the recipe for Cocoanut Biscuits converted to metric units. The old term “cocoanut” is an archaic or historical spelling of the modern word “coconut.” “Cocoanut” was commonly used in English texts from the 17th to the early 20th century.

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Coconut Biscuits (Metric Version)

Ingredients:

• Whites of 2 eggs

• 225g caster sugar (half a pound)

• 225g desiccated coconut (half a pound)

Instructions:

1. Beat the whites of two eggs until stiff peaks form.

2. In a separate bowl, mix together the caster sugar and desiccated coconut.

3. Gently stir this mixture into the beaten egg whites.

4. Form small cones from the mixture.

5. Place the cones on a buttered baking tray.

6. Bake in a hot oven (around 200°C / 392°F) for 30 minutes.