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Savouries and sweets suitable for luncheons and dinners

1886

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Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
ture (page 46). Clarify the butter and add the sugar to it, the yolks of four and the white of one egg, and the chopped almonds ; pour on the top of the layers of preserve, and grate some fine sugar over it. Bake in a moderate oven an hour and a quarter. I Lemon Dumplings. I For Two Persons. — 1 lemon ; 2 ozs. of sugar ; ^ lb. of| bread crumbs ; J lb. of suet ; 2 eggsLemon Dumplings. [ Squeeze the juice of a lemon into the grated bread f crumbs, and add the grated rind of the lemon. Shred the suet very fine and put it with the rest of the ingredients, beat two eggs well and add them.; Make into small dumplings and boil three hours.; Serve with sugar dusted over them. 1 Mincemeat for Mince Pies. i To LAST FOR Several Months. — 2J lbs. of raisins; 2J lbs.' of currants ; 2^ lbs. of suet:. 2j lbs. of apples ; 2 lbs. off sugar ; 1 J lbs. of orange peel ; 1 oz. of allspice : 2 sticks o£ cinnamon ; 1 bottle of sherryMincemeat for Mince Pies ; Ij pints of brandy. One lb.! weight of mincemeat will make 18 mince pies. Two and a half pounds of raisins, two and a half poimds of currants, two and a half pounds of bee:6 suet, the same quantity of apples, with two pounds of! sugar, one and a half pounds of orange peel, one» ounce of allspice, a very little cinnamon, a bottle of sherry, and a pint of brandy. Chop all the ingre- dients well except the currants ; mix thoroughly, pufi into a nice jar, and keep tightly tied down until wanted for use, and then add a little fresh brandy ta the mince used. Bake in small patty tins lined witbi puflt paste about three quarters of an hour in a quicla oven. SAVOURIES AND SIVEETS. 45 Lemon Snow Pudding. 1 For Four Persons.— J oz. of gelatine ; ^ lb. of white sugar ; Memons ; 2 eggs. Dissolve half an ounce of gelatine in water, add a pound of white sugar and the juice of four 3mons. Boil for ten minutes. Strain and let it :and till cold and it begins to thicken, then add the >hites of two eggs well beaten, and whisk all together util hght. Put into a glass dish and stand to ffet old. Velvet Cream. , For Ten Persons. — | oz. of isinglass ; 1 teacupful of herry ; 1 lemon ; 2 ozs. of sugar ; 1 pint of cream. Dissolve three-quarters of an, ounce of isinglass in u small quantity of water, a teacupful of sherry, (with the juice and grated rind of a lemon. Sweeten ^;o taste. When dissolved strain through a muslin d stir it into a pint of cream. Pour into a mould ind allow to get cold. Castle Puddings. For Fwe Persons. — 2 eggs ; 2 ozs. of butter ; 2 ozs. of ugar ; 2 ozs. of flour ; 1 lemon ; ^ saltspoonful of vanilla ; ttins or cups for baking in. Weigh two eggs in the shell, and take the same ■weight of butter, sugar, and flour; put the butter i into a basin before the Are till half melted, then beat ! it to a cream. Beat the whites and yolks of the eggs t together for ten minutes and mix them lightly with * the butter, add the sugar, then the flour, add some ; grated lemon peel and a few drops of vanilla. Bake ’ twenty minutes in a slow oven in cups. 46 SAVOURIES AND SWEEST. Claret Jelly. For Ten Persons. — 1 oz. of isinglass ; \ bottle of claret half a lemon ; 1 cupful of raspberry j uice : 1 tablespoonful on brandy ; ^ lb. of loaf sugar ; ^ pint of cream ; ^ salt-j spoonful of vanilla. | Lemon Snow Pudding