Lemon Icing

Ingredients

• X lb. Icing Sugar
• 2 teaspoonsful of Lemon Juice
• 2 teaspoonsful of Water

Method

1. 1

   Put these into a saucepan, and just let them mix and get quite smooth and creamy, stirring briskly over a glimmer of gas.

2. 2

   This must not boil.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Gas cookery (1885) by Helen Edden, page 47. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

X lb. Icing Sugar, i white of Egg, juice of half a Lemon. Method. — Rub the icing sugar through a hair sieve ; put the white of egg and lemon juice in a clean basin, work well with a wooden spoon, adding the sugar gradually till all is in and the mixture smooth. Spread a layer over the cake, dipping the knife in cold water, and ornament the edges with the same icing through a forcer. Hlmonfc 3cing. Ingredients. — X lb. ground Almonds, 6 ozs. icing Sugar, the white of i Egg, i teaspoonful of Lemon Juice, i teaspoonful of Orange Flower Water. Method. — Place the white of egg and lemon juice in a basin, work it well, and gradually add the other ingredients till it forms a stiff paste. Spread on the top of cake, and dry in a cool oven. BREAD AND CAKES. 136 Blmonfc paste 3ctng. Ingredients. — X lb. ground Almonds, 3 ozs. icing Sugar, 1 white of Egg, 1 large tablespoonful of Orange Flower Water. Method. — Boil the sugar and orange flower water for six or seven minutes, then add the almonds. Take it off the gas and mix in the white of egg. Turn out on to an oiled plate and let it cool. Then roll out or form into fancy shapes. Cbocolate Mater 3ctng. Ingredients — X lb. icing Sugar, sifted, 1 oz. Cocoa, 4 tea- spoonsful Water, 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice. Method. — Put all these ingredients into a saucepan, and stir briskly over a glimmer of gas, until the mixture is smooth and glossy. Do not allow this to boil, and pour it over the cake at once. (Xoffee Jctng. Ingredients. — X lb- butter, X lb- icing Sugar, Essence of Coffee. Method. — Cream the butter and sugar together smoothly, and add about one dessert spoonful of strong coffee essence gradually. This icing is used for sponge cake mixtures. When the cake is iced, keep it in a cool place until wanted. BREAD AND CAKES. 137 Xemon XHHateu 3dng. Ingredients. — X lb. Icing Sugar, sifted, 2 teaspoonsful ot Lemon Juice, 2 teaspoonsful of Water

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