Devices in Sugar

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Ingredients (3)
Instructions (6)
  1. Steep gum-tragacanth in rose-water.
  2. With some double-refined sugar make it into a paste.
  3. Colour it to your fancy.
  4. Make up your device in such forms as you may think proper.
  5. You may have moulds made in various shapes for this purpose.
  6. Your devices will be pretty ornaments placed on the top of iced cakes.
Original Text
Devices in Sugar. STEEP gum-tragacanth in rose-water, and with some double-refined sugar make it into a paste. Colour it to your fancy, and make up your device in such forms as you may think proper. You may have moulds made in various shapes for this purpose; and your devices will be pretty ornaments placed on the top of iced cakes.
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