Carr's Table Water Biscuits, 125 g (Pack of 1)

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My circles didn’t turn out very well so I ended up just cutting the dough which had a much better result (this is where you’d use the pizza cutter). The Carlisle factory employed over 600 people in 2016, and produced McVitie’s products such as the Gold bar, as well as Carr’s Water Biscuits. It is the oldest continually-operating biscuit factory in the world. Carrs of carlisle Carrs water biscuits history of carrs of carlisle Carr's business was both a mill and a bakery, an early example of vertical integration, and produced bread by night and biscuits by day. [3] The biscuits were loosely based on dry biscuits used on long voyages by sailors. [3] They could be kept crisp and fresh in tins, and despite their fragility could easily be transported to other parts of the country by canal and railway. [3]

Flour – just regular plain flour (also called all purpose flour). You can also use spelt flour if you want to make them a little more nutritious.

Artingstoll, Belinda (11 March 2010). "A story of Carrs biscuit factory and an old waistcoat". BBC . Retrieved 4 December 2013. Heavy - Active for much of the day, walking non-stop and carrying objects. Typical jobs: hospital/ward nurse, waitressing in a busy restaurant, cleaner, porter, labourer/construction worker, gardener, farm worker. Leisure Activity Level a b c Carr's water biscuit shortage looms after factory hit by UK floods, The Independent, 22 January 2016 J D Carr died in 1884, and he was formally succeeded by his three sons, Henry Carr (1834 -1904), James Carr (1838 – 1901) and Thomas Carr (1840 – 1895). Carr & Co was a mid-sized British biscuit producer by the 1960s, and suffered from increasing competition from the larger manufacturers.

Olive oil – Extra Virgin for a little bit of flavour or just plain olive oil if you don’t want the taste to come though. a b c d Brendon, Piers (11 October 1997). "Baking business history at the biscuit factory". The Independent. London . Retrieved 4 December 2013.A committed Quaker, Carr was a gentle, kind and modest man. An enlightened employer, he had established a library for his workforce by 1841. Among members of the Carr family who worked for the business was former Commando Capt. Richard Carr MBE. He was decorated for repeated escape attempts from Italian and German prisoner-of-war camps in the Second World War. [8] Business [ edit ] United Biscuits immediately transferred some Carlisle production to a factory in Liverpool, with the loss of 80 jobs. However the Carlisle factory escaped closure, in part, due to its excellent labour relations, which were in themselves a valuable asset.

The Royal Warrant was to prove a boon to sales, and 400 tons of biscuits were produced in 1846, with a staff of 90. a b c "Company History". Carr’s Milling Industries. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015 . Retrieved 4 December 2013.Carr's Flour Mills and the later established agricultural supplies and feeds businesses became Carr's Milling Industries plc, which is still based in Carlisle and now known as Carr's Group PLC. Its products have since the 1990s appeared in UK supermarkets through the Carr's Breadmaker flour range. Carr's Group also own companies involved in light engineering. [2] In 2016 Carr's Group sold the flour-milling division to Whitworths Holdings Ltd. Tip the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead it until it all comes together into a smooth dough.