36 savoury farthing biscuits, Signature

Norman Calder’s Farthing Biscuits

The handshake card

• Baker: Norman Calder
• UK series: Series 5 (2014)
• Week/theme: Week 2, Biscuit
• Challenge: Signature
• Handshake fact: Norman received a Hollywood handshake for his 36 savoury farthing biscuits.
• Evidence: Master index entry #3; research sources [S1], [S2], [S3].

Lore

Norman’s bake is a proper piece of biscuit history in miniature: 36 savoury farthings, made to a tight count and a traditional coin-like brief. The handshake belongs to the completed Signature bake, where consistency matters as much as the first biscuit on the plate. A good set has to read as one confident idea across the whole batch—crisp enough to call itself a biscuit, savoury enough to keep reaching for another.

Recipe source pending

No exact or near-exact public recipe for Norman’s handshake bake was located in the verified research pass. This card deliberately contains no invented ingredient list or method. The handshake, baker, series, week, theme, challenge type, and bake description are retained from the verified index.