Another Plumcake

New system of domestic cookery, forme... · Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby · 1806

Source: New system of domestic cookery, formed upon principles of economy, and adapted to the use of private families
Time: Cook: 180 min Total: 180 min
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (15)

Flour dried, and currants washed and picked, four pounds ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
currants washed and picked, four pounds ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
sugar pounded and sifted one pound and a half ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
six orange, lemon, and citron peels, cut in slices ↝ Orange peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
six orange, lemon, and citron peels, cut in slices ↝ Lemon peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
six orange, lemon, and citron peels, cut in slices ↝ Orange peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
ten eggs, yelks and whites separately ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
a pound and a half of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a pint of cream ↝ Cream, whipped [Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream]
half a pint of ale yeast ↝ Yeast [Not included in a food category]
near half a pint of sweet wine ↝ Wine, dessert, sweet [Wine]
of cloves, mace, cinnamon and nutmeg, half an ounce each ↝ Garlic, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
of cloves, mace, cinnamon and nutmeg, half an ounce each ↝ Spices, mace, ground [Spices and Herbs]
of cloves, mace, cinnamon and nutmeg, half an ounce each ↝ Sugar, cinnamon [Sugars and honey]
of cloves, mace, cinnamon and nutmeg, half an ounce each ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]

Instructions (10)

Mix the dried flour, washed and picked currants, pounded and sifted sugar, and orange, lemon, and citron peels cut in slices.
Beat ten eggs, separating the yolks and whites.
Melt a pound and a half of butter in a pint of cream.
When lukewarm, combine the butter and cream mixture with half a pint of ale yeast, near half a pint of sweet wine, and the beaten eggs.
Strain this liquid mixture into the dry ingredients.
Beat the combined ingredients well.
Add half an ounce each of cloves, mace, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Butter the pan.
Put the mixture into a quick oven.
Three hours will bake it.

Original Text

Another Plumcake.

Flour dried, and currants washed and picked, four pounds, sugar pounded and sifted one pound and a half, six orange, lemon, and citron peels, cut in slices; mix these.

Beat ten eggs, yelks and whites separately; then melt a pound and a half of butter in a pint of cream; when lukewarm put it to half a pint of ale yeast, near half a pint of sweet wine, and the eggs; 215then strain the liquid to the dry ingredients, beat them well, and add of cloves, mace, cinnamon and nutmeg, half an ounce each. Butter the pan, and put it into a quick oven. Three hours will bake it.

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