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Almond Cakes

From Consult me, 1902

Serves 8

Ensure they are lightly baked.

Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

  • 2 ozs. of butter
  • 5 ozs. of flour
  • 5 ozs. powdered lump sugar
  • 1 oz. blanched almonds
  • a little almond flavour

Method

  1. Rub butter into flour and sugar.

  2. Beat an egg with half the sugar, add to mixture.

  3. Roll into nutmeg-sized balls and sprinkle with sugar.

  4. Bake lightly.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Consult me (1902) by Robert Kemp Philp, page 10. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ALMOND CAKES. — Rub 2 ozs. of butter into 5 ozs. of flour, 5 ozs. pow- dered lump sugar ; beat an egg with half the sugar, then put it to the other ingredients. Add 1 oz. blanched al- monds, and a little almond flavour

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