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Maids of Honour

From The complete Indian housekeeper & cook, 1898

Alternatively, beat up 4 eggs with 15 units milk and the juice of 1 lemon.

Presented as published in 1898. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The complete Indian housekeeper & cook (1898) by Flora Annie Webster Steel, page 225. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Maids of Honour.^ — One unit butter, 1 of stale sponge-cake crumbs, 1 of sugar, 1 of lemon juice, some lemon essence, 4 of eggs

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