Almond Icing

Ingredients

• the whites of 3 eggs
• 1 lb. sweet almonds
• 1 lb. castor sugar
• a little rose-water

Method

1. 1

   Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, beat the almonds very fine in a mortar with the rose-water, mix the almonds lightly with the eggs, and the sugar by degrees.

2. 2

   When the cake is sufficiently baked, take it out of the oven, lay the almond paste on, and put it back to brown.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The "A1" cookery book (1901) by H. N. L., page 83. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Almond Icing. — The whites of 3 eggs, 1 lb. sweet almonds, I lb. castor sugar, a little rose-water

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