Almond Paste for Groom's Cake

Ingredients

• Boil 2 cups of granulated sugar
• in 1 cup of water
• the whites of 2 eggs beaten stiff
• 1 lb. of almonds chipped
• 1/2 teaspoonful tartaric acid

Method

1. 1

   Put on paste second day.

2. 2

   Ice the next.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 12 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Superior cook book (1905) by Grace Church (Ishpeming, Mich.), page 108. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Boil 2 cups of granulated sugar in 1 cu]) of water until it hairs from the spoon. Beat into it the whites of 2 eggs beaten stiiT, 1 11). of almonds chipi)ed and lA tea- spoonful tartaric acid. I'ut on paste second day. Ice the ne.xt. ^Ir8. Tiio.mas \\'.\i,ti:i{8. 142 SUPERIOR COOK BOOK ROVAL BAKING POH'DER Will aid the cook as agent will ^f to make The dainty cake, The white and flaky tea biscuit, The sweet and tender hot griddle cal^e, The light and delicate crust, The hnely flavored waffle and muffin, The crisp and delicious doughnut. The white, sweet, nutritious bread and roll,— Delightful to the taste and always wholesome. Roya! Baking Powder is made from PURE GRAPE CREAM OF TARTAR and is absolutely free from lime, alum and ammonia. There are many imitation baking powders, mostly made from alum and sold cheap. Avoid them, as their use is at the cost of health. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK, SUPERIOR COOK BOOK 143 Fillings and Frostings for Cakes. Frosting Without Eggs. Five taJjlespooiis sweet milk. 1 cu]) sugar: stir till it boils, and hoil ") minutes without stirrin,^-. I'x'at until neailv cold and spread on cake. .Alus. .Mykus. Boiled Icing. Boil 1 cup granulated sugar with 1 tablespoons of boiling water until it will spin a thread. Pour into the white of 1 well-beaten egg. Flavor witli pinch of tartaric acid, vanilla or any other flavoring desired. ^Irs. Wai/I'hrs. Pineapple Filling. Two cn|>s of white sugar, moistened well with cold water: boil until it strings. Pour on the whites of 2 eggs beaten stiff

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.