BLANCH four ounces of almonds, and beat them very fine, with rose water, slice a French roll very thin, put on a pint of cream boiling hot, beat four eggs very well, and mix with the eggs when beaten a little sugar and grated nutmeg, a glass of brandy, a little juice of tansey, and the juice of spinage to make it green, put all the ingredients into a stew-pan, with a quarter of a pound of butter, and give it a gentle boil; you may either boil it or bake it in a dish, either with a crust or writing paper.

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784

Source: The Experienced English Housekeeper
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Ingredients (11)

four ounces of almonds ↝ Nuts, almonds, whole, raw [Nut and Seed Products]
rose water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
a French roll ↝ Rolls, french [Baked Products]
a pint of cream boiling hot ↝ Cream, whipped [Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream]
four eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
grated nutmeg ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]
a glass of brandy ↝ Brandy [Liquor and cocktails]
a little juice of tansey ↝ Acerola juice, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
the juice of spinage to make it green ↝ Acerola juice, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a quarter of a pound of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (7)

Blanch four ounces of almonds, and beat them very fine, with rose water.
Slice a French roll very thin.
Put on a pint of cream boiling hot.
Beat four eggs very well.
Mix with the eggs when beaten a little sugar and grated nutmeg, a glass of brandy, a little juice of tansey, and the juice of spinage to make it green.
Put all the ingredients into a stew-pan, with a quarter of a pound of butter, and give it a gentle boil.
You may either boil it or bake it in a dish, either with a crust or writing paper.

Original Text

BLANCH four ounces of almonds, and beat them very fine, with rose water, slice a French roll very thin, put on a pint of cream boiling hot, beat four eggs very well, and mix with the eggs when beaten a little sugar and grated nutmeg, a glass of brandy, a little juice of tansey, and the juice of spinage to make it green, put all the ingredients into a stew-pan, with a quarter of a pound of butter, and give it a gentle boil; you may either boil it or bake it in a dish, either with a crust or writing paper.

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