Flummery

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 (7)
Instructions (10)
  1. Put the bitter and sweet almonds in a bason and pour over them some boiling water to make the skins come off.
  2. Strip off the skins, and throw the kernels into cold water.
  3. Take the kernels out, and beat them in a marble mortar, with a little rose-water to keep them from oiling.
  4. When they are beat, put them into a pint of calves feet stock.
  5. Set it over the fire, and sweeten it to your taste with loaf-sugar.
  6. As soon as it boils, strain it through a piece of muslin or gauze.
  7. When it is a little cold, put it into a pint of thick cream, and keep stirring it often till it grows thick and cold.
  8. Wet your moulds in cold water, and pour in the flummery.
  9. Let them stand about six hours before you turn them out.
  10. If you make your flummery stiff, and wet your moulds, it will turn out without putting them into warm water, which will be a great advantage to the look of the figures, as warm water gives a dullness to the flummery.
Original Text
Flummery. TAKE an ounce of bitter, and the same quantity of sweet almonds, put them in a bason, and pour over them some boiling water to make the skins come off. Then strip off the skins, and throw the kernels into cold water; take them out, and beat them in a marble mortar, with a little rose-water to keep them from oiling; and when they are beat, put them into a pint of calves feet stock; set it over the fire, and sweeten it to your taste with loaf-sugar. As soon as it boils, strain it through a piece of muslin or gauze; and when it is a little cold, put it into a pint of thick cream, and keep stirring it often till it grows thick and cold. Wet your moulds in cold water, and pour in the flummery. Let them stand about six hours before you turn them out; and, if you make your flummery stiff, and wet your moulds, it will turn out without putting them into warm water, which will be a great advantage to the look of the figures, as warm water gives a dullness to the flummery.
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