Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Formulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
Take a quarter of a pound of double refined Sugar beat it very fine
then about the quantity of rasberrys, strained and then shake in the
Sugar by degrees keeping it beating a hour together and have the white
of an egg beaten to froth then put in 4 or 5 drops as you beat the
Sugar and rasberrys drop them on papers then put them into an oven that
is a little warm then put them in your stove you may do Goosberrys thus
but have a care to beat them one way or they will be heavy.
93. _To make Cherry Water._
Take 4 pound of cherrys 5 pints of claret wine, half a handfull of the
tops of rosemary 2 ounces of cinnamon bruised 2 handfulls of balme 2
nutmegs sliced Stone the cherrys let them Stand close cover’d in an
earthen pot all night then Still it in an ordinary Still and mix it
with Sirrop of Gilly flowers 4 ounces of white Sugar candie put into
the receiver and let it drop upon it and so keep it for your use keep
a quart bottle of the Strongest by itselfe and draw of the rest as
long as you like the taste it causeth Sleep tis most excellent for y^e
passion of the heart, tis a good restorative water twill ease one out
of a Sound.
94. _Almond Puddings._
A pound of Almonds blancht and beat very fine with rose water to such a
proportion take 4 penny white loafs grated very fine put it in a bowle
and with it 2 pound of beef Suet Shred very Small and mingle it with
the bread pour upon it one quart of boyleing cream Stir it together and
cover it close down and let it stand an hour then put in your almonds
and mingle them together and season them together with Salt and nutmeg
cinnamon & Sugar to your taste 8 eggs leaveing out ye whites mingle
them all together you may add a little Sack if you please, if you find
your pudding to thick add cream if to thin add grated bread if not fat
enough add more Sewit.
95. _Quince Cream._
Coddle your quinces scrape them and when they be cold sweeten them
Sweeten your cream and boyle it and when cold put them together.
96. _My Lady Ingrams Cream._
Take 2 gallons of new milk 3 pints of cream half a pound of Almonds
beaten very fine so put it in and stir it altogether and Set it in a
broad pan over the fire when tis ready to boyle take it off and let it
stand a day and a night you must sweeten it with Sugar at first then
take the glass you mean to put it into you must cut your cream as broad
& put the rest in the bottom.
97. _To make Pyramid Cream._
First wash one ounce of Icsinglass and lay it 2 days in rosewater then
beat a pound of Almonds with a spoonfull of rosewater Strain them with
a quart of cream or new milk then put in your Icsinglass and sweeten
with Sugar to your taste then boyle it on the fire till a drop will
stand then put it in a dish and stir it till tis cold then put it in
glasses and put it in a dish you Serve it up in and put cream to be 4
inches above the cream.
98. _To make Gimboles._
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