Craft Errata: Gentle Art of Domesticity

It has come to our attention that there are a number of errors in the recipes in the 1st printing of the US edition of The Gentle Art of Domesticity. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and accept full responsibility for this problem which arose from editorial errors in the conversion to US measurements from the original UK version. Jane Brocket is in no way responsible for these errors. Please find the corrections to the recipes in the first printing in boldface below.

Brocket Battenberg Cake
Page 61
Under Ingredients, the recipe should call for 1 ¼ cup superfine sugar and ½ cup ground almonds.

Chewy Flapjacks
Page 76
Under ingredients, the recipe should call for 1 cup loosely packed light brown sugar and 3 cups of rolled oats.

Oaty Vanilla Cookies
Page 106
Under ingredients, the recipe should call for 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon superfine sugar, 2/3 cup rolled oats, and 1 cup self-rising flour.

Delicious, Doughy, Homemade, Handmade Bread
Page 128
Under ingredients, the recipe should call for 3 ¾ cups bread flour.

Queen of Hearts Jam Tarts
Page 144
Under ingredients, the recipe should call for 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour and 1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar.

Fruity Rock Buns
Page 162
Under ingredients, the recipe should call for 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, 1 ½ cups loosely packed soft brown sugar, and ½ cup each of golden raisins, raisins, and glace cherries.

Luxury Scones
Page 194
Under ingredients, the recipe should call for 1 ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon self-rising flour, 2 ½ teaspoons superfine sugar, and 6 tablespoons unsalted butter.

Fairy Buns
Page 208
Under ingredients, the recipe should call for 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons superfine sugar and 1 cup self-rising flour. The icing recipe on page 210 should call for 1 ¾ – 2 ¼ cups confectioner’s sugar.

Natural Lemon Cake
Page 248
Under ingredients, the recipe should call for 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons superfine sugar, 1 cup self-rising flour (sifted), and 1 cup confectioner’s sugar.

Proper Coconut Macaroons
Page 258
Under ingredients, the recipe should call for 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon superfine sugar, ¼ cup ground almonds, and 3 ¼ cups sweetened, shredded coconut.