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Manx Cakes

From With a saucepan over the sea, 1902

Serves 2

A unique cake from the Isle of Man.

Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from With a saucepan over the sea (1902) by Adelaide Keen, page 54. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MANX CAKES. Rub the zest of a large lemon on sufficient sugar — loaf sugar — to obtain all, weigh this, and add more, enough to make 8 ounces. Pound it, add 8 ounces rice flour, beat 8 eggs

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