Egg White Froth

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 (6)
Instructions (6)
  1. Mix the egg whites, cream, and sack together.
  2. Sweeten to your taste with double-refined sugar.
  3. Perfume it, if you please, with a little musk or ambergis tied in a rag, and steeped a little in the cream.
  4. Whip it up with a whisk, and some lemon-peel tied in the middle of the whisk.
  5. Take the froth with a spoon, and lay it in your glasses or basons.
  6. This put over fine tarts has a pretty appearance.
Original Text
TAKE the whites of eight eggs, a quart of thick cream, and half a pint of sack. Mix them together, and sweeten to your taste with double-refined sugar. You may perfume it, if you please, with a little musk or am-bergis tied in a rag, and steeped a little in the cream. Whip it up with a whisk, and some lemon-peel tied in the middle of the whisk. Take the froth with a spoon, and lay it in your glasses or basons. This put over fine tarts has a pretty appearance.
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