Mrs. Mary Eales's receipts. (1733) Part 4

_To make ICE ALMOND-CAKES._

Beat a Pound of Almonds very fine, with Rose-Water, to keep them from Oiling; mix them with half a Pound of sifted Sugar, make them up into little long or round Cakes, which you like best; put them in a Stove or before a Fire, 'till they are dry on one Side, and then turn them; and when they are dry on both Sides, take very fine Sugar sifted; to a Pound take as much White of Eggs as will just wet it; beat it with a Spoon, and as it grows white put in a little more Egg, 'till it is thin enough to ice the Cakes; then ice first one Side, and when that is dry before the Fire, ice the other: Be sure one Side is dry before you do the other.

_To make BEAN'D-BREAD._

Blanch half a Pound of Almonds, slice them thin the long Way, lay them in Rose-Water all Night; then drain them from the Water, and set them by the Fire, stirring them 'till they are a little dry and very hot; then put to them fine Sugar sifted, enough to hang about them. (They must not be so wet as to make the Sugar like Paste; nor so dry, but that the Sugar may hang together.) Then lay them in Lumps on Wafer-Paper, and set them on Papers in an Oven, after Puffs, or any very cool Oven that Pies have been baked in.

_To make ORANGE or LEMMON-PUFFS._

Take a Pound of fine sifted Sugar, and grate the Outside Rind of two large Oranges or Lemmons; put the Rind to the Sugar, and beat them well together in a Mortar; grind it well with a Pestle, and make it up to a stiff Paste with Gum-Dragon well steep'd; then beat the Paste again, rowl or square it, and bake it in a cool Oven, on Papers and Tin-Plates.

_To make ALMOND-PASTE, either BITTER or SWEET: The BITTER are RATAFEA._

Blanch and beat a Pound of Almonds; put in just Rose-Water enough to keep them from Oiling; then take a Pound of fine Sugar, and boil it to a Candy; and when it is almost at a Candy Height, put in the Almonds; stir them over a cool Fire 'till it is a very dry stiff Paste, and almost cold, and set it by 'till it is quite cold; then beat it well in a Mortar, and put to it a Pound and a Half of fine sifted Sugar; rub it very well together, and make it up with a Spoonful of well-steep'd Gum-Dragon and Whites of Eggs, whip'd to a Froth; then squirt it, and bake it in a cool Oven; put into the Sweet-Almonds the Rind of a Lemmon grated, but none in the Bitter: If you don't make the first Paste stiff, they will run about the Oven. Bake them on Papers and Tin-Plates.

_To make LITTLE ROUND RATAFEA-PUFFS._

Take half a Pound of Kernels, or Bitter-Almonds, beat very stiff, and a Pound and a Half of sifted Sugar; make it up to a stiff Paste with White of Eggs whip'd to a Froth; beat it well in a Mortar, and make it up in little Loaves; then bake them in a very cool Oven, on Paper and Tin-Plates.

_To make BROWN-WAFERS._

Take half a Pint of Milk and half a Pint of Cream, and put to it half a Pound of brown Sugar; melt and strain it thro' a Sieve; take as much fine Flower as will make one half of the Milk and Cream very stiff, then put in the other Half; stir it all the while, that it may not be in Lumps; then put in two Eggs well beaten, a little Sack, some Mace shred fine, two or three Cloves beaten: Bake in Irons.

_To make ALMOND-LOAVES._

Beat a Pound of Almonds very fine, mix them well with three Quarters of a Pound of sifted Sugar, set them over the Fire, keep them stirring 'till they are stiff, and put in the Rind of a Lemmon grated; make them up in little Loaves, shake them very well in the Whites of Eggs beat to a very stiff Froth, that the Egg may hang about them; then put them in a Pan with about a Pound of fine sifted Sugar, shake them 'till they are well cover'd with the Sugar; divide them if they stick together, and add more Sugar, 'till they begin to be smooth, and dry; and when you put them on Papers to bake, shake them in a Pan that is just wet with White of Eggs, to make them have a Gloss: Bake them after Biscuit, on Papers and Tin-Plates.

_To make CHOCOLATE-PUFFS._

Take a Pound of fine sifted Sugar, and three Ounces of Chocolate grated, and sifted thro' an Hair Sieve; make it up to a Paste with White of Eggs whip'd to a Froth; then beat it well in a Mortar, and make it up in Loaves, or any Fashion you please. Bake it in a cool Oven, on Papers and Tin-Plates.

_To make RATAFEA-DROPS, either of APRIc.o.c.k-KERNELS, or half BITTER, and half SWEET-ALMONDS._

Take a Pound of Kernels or Almonds beat very fine with Rose-Water; take a Pound of sifted Sugar and the Whites of five Eggs beat to a Froth, mix them well together, and set them on a slow Fire; keep them stirring, 'till they begin to be stiff; when they are quite cold, make them in little round Drops: Bake them after the long Biscuit, on Paper and Tin-Plates.

_To make all Sorts of SUGAR-PUFFS._

Take very fine beaten Sugar, sifted thro' a Lawn Sieve, make it up into a Paste, with Gum-Dragon very well steep'd in Rose-Water, or Orange-Flower-Water; beat it in a Mortar, squirt it, and bake it in a cool Oven. Colour the Red with Carmine, Blue with Powder-Blue, Yellow with steep'd Gamboodge put into Gum, and Yellow and Blue will make Green: Bake them after all other Puffs. Sugar the Papers well before you squirt the Puffs on Papers and Tin-Plates.

_To make ALMOND-PASTE._

Lay a Pound of Almonds all Night in Water, and warm some Water the next Day to make them blanch, and then beat them very fine with Rose-Water; and to a Pound of Almonds take a Pound and a Quarter of fine Sugar; wet it with Water, boil it to a Candy Height, and then put to your Almonds three Spoonfuls of Rose-Water, mix it, and put it to the Candy; set it over the Fire 'till it is scalding hot, then put in the Juice of a Lemmon and the Rind grated; stir it over the Fire, and then drop it on Gla.s.s or clean Boards: Put it in a hot Stove; twelve Hours will dry it; then turn it, and dry it the other Side.

_To make LONG-BISCUIT._

Take thirty Eggs, (the Whites of fourteen (break twenty eight of them; beat them very well with two Spoonfuls of Rose-Water; then put in three Pound of sifted Sugar, and beat it all the while the Oven is heating; then dry two Pound and a Quarter of fine Flower, let it be cold before you put it in, and put in the two Eggs left out; stir it well, and drop it. It must have a very quick Oven. Bake it almost as fast as you can fill your Oven; the Papers must be laid on Tin-Plates, or they will burn at the Bottom. This fame Biscuit was the Queen's Seed-Biscuit. Put to half this Quant.i.ty half a Pound of Caraway-Seeds, and bake it in large square Tin-Pans, b.u.t.tering the Pans: It bakes best in a cool Oven, after the Drop-Biscuit is baked.

_To make SPUNGE-BISCUIT._

Take the Yolks of eighteen Eggs, beat them well, the Whites of nine whip'd to a Froth, and beat them well together; put to them two Pound and two Ounces of sifted Sugar, and have ready half a Pint of Water, with three Spoonfuls of Rose-Water, boiling hot; and as you beat the Eggs and Sugar, put in the hot Water, a little at a Time; then set the Biscuit over the Fire, (it must be beat in a Bra.s.s or Silver Pan) keeping it beating, 'till it is so hot that you can't hold your Finger in it; then take it off, and beat it 'till 'tis almost cold; then put in a Pound and Half of Flower well dry'd, and the Rind of two Lemmons grated. Bake it in little long Pans b.u.t.ter'd, and in a quick Oven: Sift Sugar over them before you put them in the Oven.

_To make round BISCUIT with CORIANDER SEEDS._

Take nine Eggs, and but four of the Whites, beat them very well, put to them eight Spoonfuls of Rose-Water, and eight of Orange-Flower-Water; beat the Eggs and Water a Quarter of an Hour; then put in a Pound of sifted Sugar, three Quarter of a Pound of fine Flower well dry'd, beat this altogether an Hour and Half; then put in two Ounces of Coriander-Seeds a little bruis'd: When the Oven is ready, put them in little round Tin-Pans b.u.t.ter'd, and sift Sugar over them. A cool Oven will bake them.

_To make HARTSHORN-JELLY._

Take half a Pound of Hartshorn, boil it in a Pipkin, with six Quarts of Spring-Water, 'till consum'd to three Pints; let it stand all Night; then put to it half a Pound of fine Sugar, some Cinamon, Mace, and a Clove or two, and let it boil again; then put in the Whites of eight Eggs well beaten, letting it boil up again; then put in the Juice of four or five Lemmons, and half a Pint of _Rhenish_ Wine; let it just boil up, and then run it thro' a Jelly-bag 'till it is clear.

_To make LEMMON-JELLY._

Take four Lemmons, rasp the Rinds into a Pint and half of Spring-Water, let it lye an Hour; and then put to it the Whites of five Eggs well beaten, half a Pound of Sugar, and the Juice of four Lemmons; when the Sugar is melted, strain it thro' a thin Sieve or Strainer; then take a little Powder of Turmerick, ty'd up in a Piece of Muslin, and lay it in a Spoonful of Water 'till it is wet; then squeeze a little into the Jelly, to make it Lemmon-Colour, but not too Yellow: Set it over the Fire, skim it, and when you see it jelly, put it in Gla.s.ses; if it boil, it will not be amiss.

_To make b.u.t.tER'D ORANGE._

Rasp the Peel of two Oranges into half a Pint of Water; put to it half a Pint of Orange-Juice, and six Eggs, (but two of the Whites) and as much Sugar as will sweeten it; strain it, set it on the Fire, and when it is thick, put in a Piece of b.u.t.ter as big as a Nut, keeping it stirring 'till it is cold.

_To make ERINGO-CREAM._

Take a Quartern of Eringo's, cut them small, and boil them in half a Pint of Milk, 'till they are tender; then put to them a Pint of Cream and two Eggs, well beaten; set it on the Fire, and let it just boil; if you don't think it sweet enough, put in a little Sugar.

_To make BARLEY-CREAM._

Take two Ounces of Pearl-Barley, boil it in four or five Waters 'till it is very tender; then rub it thro' an Hair Sieve, and put it to a Pint of Cream, with an Egg well beaten; sweeten it, and let it boil: If you please, you may leave some of the Barley whole in it.

_To make RATAFEA-CREAM._

Take Kernels of Apric.o.c.ks, beat them very fine, and to two Ounces put a Pint of Cream and two Eggs; sweeten it, set it on the Fire, and let it boil 'till 'tis pretty thick: You may slice some of the Kernels thin, and put them in, besides what is beaten.