Mortal(adj) subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal. Mortal(adj) destructive to life; causing or occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly; as, a mortal wound; a mortal sin. Mortal(adj) fatally vulnerable; vital. Mortal(adj) of or pertaining to the time of death. Mortal(adj) affecting as if with power to kill; deathly. Mortal(adj) human; belonging to man, who is mortal; as, mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power. Mortal(adj) very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting two mortal hours.
Shortcrust pastry is a type of pastry often used for the base of a tart, quiche or pie. It does not puff up during baking because it usually contains no leavening agent. It is possible to make shortcrust pastry with self-raising flour, however.
Within a decade, Shakespeare used the term shortcake for the name a character in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Among the developments that distinguished 19th century American baking (and classic strawberry shortcake) from the Old World was the addition of potash and later baking soda to baked goods. Thus Mary Randolph in Virginia Housewife (Baltimore, 1824) presented an early baking soda quick bread: âSoda Cakes.