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Mirlitons

From The spirit of cookery, 1895

Mirliton means a reed-pipe; the name's origin is unclear.

Presented as published in 1895. 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 spirit of cookery (1895) by Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Thudichum, page 262. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Mirlitons are tartlets with a basis of puff paste con- structed like cheese cakes, but with the cheese left out. Mirliton means a reed-pipe, but the metaphor by which the tartlet came to the name has not been explained. Dumas mentioned the cakes by name, but gave no description of or recipe for them. The contents of the little tartlets are portions of a compound custard flavoured with ratafias, candied orange-flowers, and spice. In variations a flavour- ing of chocolate, or an addition of pistachios or almonds, is introduced; some interpolate apricot or pineapple jam
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