Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Formulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
Pare 6 lemons very thin and put the parings into a quart of water & let
them lye in it 24 hours then squeeze the juice of ye 6 lemons into ye
water and sweeten it with double refined Sugar & put to it 3 spoonfulls
of orange flower water then take the yolks of 4 eggs & the whites of
10 and beat them well and strain them into your water & set it in coles
continually stiring it till it is thick enough but let it not boyle.
153. _To make Almond Cream._
Blanch half a pound of almonds and beat them very small putting orange
flower or rose water to them put to that 7 eggs well beaten then take
a quart of cream and pour part of it to your almonds & strain it then
pound your almonds again and put the remaining part of your cream to
them do so again then set them on coles and keep stiring it till tis
thick enough sweeten it it must not boyle stir it till it be cold.
154. _To make Snow._
Whip the whites of 3 eggs very well and sweeten a quart of cream and
put to them then whip it together then put to it 3 quarters of a pint
of white wine and as much Sack continue whiping it till it is very
light & as it rises take it off & lay it on what you please.
155. _Sirrop of Buckthorn Berrys._
Take 2 quarts of the juice of the berrys and boyle it in a pipkin
to one quart put to it 2 pounds of white Sugar clarifye it with the
whites of 2 eggs beaten to a froth strain it through a cotton bag then
boyle it to a Sirrop with a little cinnamon mace and Shred nutmeg put
in a bag and wroung now and then when it is cold bottle it up for
use. In all Hydropicall and Scorbutical Distempers 3 spoonfulls is a
resolveable dose & a proper medecin taken in white wine.
156. _To pot Beefe._
Take 6 pound of lean beef without skin or sinews and one pound & half
of fat bacon slice both thin and pound it in a stone morter and season
it with a quarter & half of an ounce of cloves and as much pepper and
a good nutmeg & as much Salt as Spice mix it very well and when it is
baked pour y^e gravey from it press it abroad in a pot when it is cold
cover it with butter melt’d it will keep half a year if not cut you may
do fat beef thus only leave out the bacon.
157. _To make a Cake._
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