Lemon Cones

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. castor sugar
• 3 whites of eggs
• 2 lemons
• Short crust

Method

1. 1

   Roll out short crust to 1/8 inch thick, cut rounds, prick with a fork.

2. 2

   Grate lemon rind into sugar.

3. 3

   Whip egg whites to stiff froth, add lemon sugar.

4. 4

   Pile meringue on pastry rounds, dredge with sugar, and bake until pastry is cooked and meringue is browned.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 589. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

J lb. castor sugar. 3 oz. butter. 2 lemons. 2 finger biscuits or 2 table - sps. sponge- cake crumbs. 3 yolks and 2 whites of eggs. Sieve the sugar on to a plate, grate the lemon rind on the top of it, and work the two together with the knife until of a uniform yellow colour. Then put this sugar into a saucepan with the butter and eggs slightly beaten, and the finger biscuits made into crumbs. Stir all gently over a slow fire until the mixture thickens and becomes like honey. Then pour into jars, and cover tightly with parch- ment paper. If stored in a cool place, this will keep for some time. Note. — This mixture is used instead of jam for tartlets or an open tart. Probable cost, lOd. 1573, Lemon Cheese Cakes, 1 Lemon curd. Pastry. Line some patty tins with pastry and bake them in the oven. When cooked, fill them with lemon curd and return them to the oven to warm through, or they may be served cold. Probable cost, \d. to Id. each according to size and the kind of pastry used. Grate the rind off the lemon on to the top of the sugar, and mix the two together until of a uniform yellow colour. Add this lemon sugar to the butter, and mix it well in. Then add the eggs and flour by degrees, and beat until the mixture looks light and full of air-bubbles. Stir in the baking powder at the last. Put a spoonful of this mixture into each lined patty tin, and bake them in a good moderate oven until nicely browned and firm to the touch. When ready, turn the cheese cakes out of the tins, sprinkle them with sugar, and serve hot or cold. Time to bake, 15 to 20 minutes. Probable cost. Id. each. 1575. Lemon Cones \ lb. castor sugar. I 3 whites of eggs. 2 lemons. | Short crust

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