Fruit Pie

Ingredients

• Line a soup plate with a rich paste
• spread with a layer of strawberries or raspberry preserves
• over which sprinkle 2 table-spoonfuls of finely chopped almonds
• and one-half ounce of candied lemon peel cut into shreds
• One-half pound white sugar
• one-fourth pound butter melted
• 4 yolks
• and 2 whites of eggs
• and a few drops of almond essence

Method

1. 1

   Beat well together and pour the mixture into the soup plate, over the preserves, etc.

2. 2

   Bake in a moderately warm oven; when cold sprinkle a little powdered sugar over the top.

3. 3

   A little cream eaten with it is a great addition.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 116. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRUIT PIE. Line a soup plate with a rich paste and spread with a layer of strawberries or raspberry preserves, over which sprinkle 2 table-spoonfuls of finely chopped almonds (blanched, of course), and one- half ounce of candied lemon peel cut into shreds. Then mix the following ingredients: One-half pound white sugar, one-fourth pound butter melted, 4 yolks and 2 whites of eggs, and a few drops of almond essence

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