Sweet Patties

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784

Source: The Experienced English Housekeeper
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (8)

the meat of a boiled calf's foot
two large apples ↝ Apple, raw [Apples]
one ounce of candied orange ↝ Orange, raw [Citrus fruits]
half a nutmeg ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]
the yolk of an egg ↝ Egg, yolk only, raw [Eggs and omelets]
a spoonful of French brandy
a quarter of a pound of currants clean washed and dried ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a good puff paste

Instructions (6)

Chop the meat of a boiled calf's foot, two large apples, and one ounce of candied orange very small.
Grate half a nutmeg.
Mix them with the yolk of an egg, a spoonful of French brandy, and a quarter of a pound of currants clean washed and dried.
Make a good puff paste.
Roll the paste in different shapes, as the fried ones, and fill them the same way.
You may either bake or fry them.

Original Text

Sweet Patties.
TAKE the meat of a boiled calf's foot, two large apples, and one ounce of candied orange, chop them very small, grate half a nutmeg, mix them with the yolk of an egg, a spoonful of French brandy, and a quarter of a pound of currants clean washed and dried, make a good puff paste, roll it in different shapes, as the fried ones, and fill them the same way; you may either bake or fry them.—They are a pretty side dish for supper.

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