Almond Nougat

Ingredients

• Two pounds of granulated sugar
• three pounds of blanched and shredded almonds
• the juice of two lemons

Method

1. 1

   Melt sugar and lemon juice on a slow fire, stirring constantly till the sugar is all melted.

2. 2

   When it begins to boil on the sides and assumes a golden color, add the heated almonds, mix well and take off the fire.

3. 3

   Put on oiled slab and roll into a thin sheet.

4. 4

   While the nougat is soft, it is pressed in the forms, or cut and bent in shape after the designs.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Paul Richards' book of breads, cakes, pastries, ices and sweetmeats (1907) by Paul Richards, page 159. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ALMOND NOUGAT FOR SMALL boil to the soft ball degree, flavor with orange AND LARGE BASKETS. AND OTHER flower extract, and color pink. Have the almonds ORNAMENTAL WORK. hot in a round vessel. Take the sugar ofE the fire Two pounds of granulated sugar, three pounds and pour in a thin stream on the almonds, stir- of blanched and shredded almonds, the juice of ring constantly; use all the sugar till the almonds two lemons. are well coated. Melt sugar and lemon juice on a slow fire, stir- CREAM PEANUTS may be made in the ring constantly till the sugar is all melted. When same manner. it begins to boil on the sides and assumes a 1120. LOZENGES. golden color, add the heated almonds, mix well Lozenges are made from the gum paste No. 88. and take off the fire. Put on oiled slab and roll, piavor and color is added with the sugar, also the into a thin sheet. other ingredients in form of extracts or powders. While the nougat is soft it is pressed in the The paste is rolled out into a thin sheet and forms, or cut and bent in shape after the designs, formed with small cutters in difierent shapes. The mixture can be kept warm and pliable on ^1 lozenges are made in the same manner. a heated pan in the oven door, and can be pressed j^oU the paste out on the slab to about one- in any form and shape in this state This work quarter inch thick. Dust the slab with starch requires quickness, and the nougat can be pressed powder. Dust the top with XXXX powdered in the forms with hard lemon or orange. After sugar, and rub it smooth and glossy with the it has hardened it can be easily taken from the hand. Cut out the lozenges and put to dry in the oiled molds. hot closet. 1117.— NOUGATINAS. ii2i.— CREAM DROPS. Two pounds of blanched, finely-chopped and Take from the prepared fondant No. 205. Dis- dried almonds, two and one-half pounds of fine solve the amount required in a small pan on a powdered sugar, the juice of one lemon

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