High Speed Cookery (1931)

“Wafers moulded while you wait - “ C/U of batter being poured into a vat. Portions of batter are pulled out with a special device. “Her a pat, there a pat, Everywhere a pit-pat.“ M/S of girls at work operating devices similar to waffle irons. C/U of the devices. Wafer mixture is put onto a hot plate and a metal lid is brought down. The machine then turns, edges are scraped off with a knife and the device opened to reveal a batch of wafers. C/U of the thin layer being lifted from the press. It is held up to the camera. Another lot of batter is put into the machine. “That sweet centre has to evolve - (mixed sugar and burnt almonds in this case). C/U of a mixing bowl with a revolving mixing device inside it. M/S of a piece of machinery which spews out some chocolate cream type substance. “Who said Eve wouldn’t make a good Plasterer - ?“ C/U of a woman standing in front of a large pile of wafers, she spreads the chocolate paste over sheets of wafers. As she finishes each layer she places t