 By 1770 , it is recorded that the annual dole took place immediately after the afternoon Easter service . The annual income from the Bread and Cheese Lands had risen to 20 guineas ( about £ 2 @,@ 600 in 2016 ) , and a huge quantity of food was distributed each year . By this time as well as the dole of bread , cheese and beer , hard bread rolls known as " Biddenden cakes " , moulded into an image of the sisters , were thrown to crowds from the church roof . The Biddenden cakes were flat , hard and made of flour and water , and were described as " not by any means tempting " ; one writer in 1860 described one as " a biscuit plaque " . 
 By 1770 , it is recorded that the annual dole took place immediately after the afternoon Easter service . The annual income from the Bread and Cheese Lands <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> risen to 20 guineas ( about £ 2 @,@ 600 in 2016 ) , and a huge quantity of food was distributed each year . By this time as well as the dole of bread , cheese and beer , hard bread rolls known as " Biddenden cakes " , moulded into an image of the sisters , <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> thrown to crowds from the church roof . The Biddenden cakes <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> flat , hard and made of flour and water , and <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> described as " not by any means tempting " ; one writer in 1860 described one as " a biscuit plaque " . 
By 1770 , it is recorded that the annual dole took place immediately after the afternoon Easter service . da annual income from tdaBread and Cheese Lands done risen to 20 guineas ( abt £ 2 @,@ 600 in 2016 ) , and a huge quantity of food was distributed each year . By this time as well as the dole of bread , cheese and beer , hard bread rolls known as " Biddenden cakes " , moulded into an image of the sisters , was thrown to crowds from the church roof . Thdaiddenden cakes was flat , hard and made of flour and water , and was described as " not by any means tempting " ; one writer in 1860 described one as " a biscuit plaque " .