To burn Almonds

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
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The Experienced English Housekeeper
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  1. Take two pounds of loaf sugar, two pounds of almonds, put them in a stew-pan with a pint of water, set them over a clear coal fire, let them boil till you hear the almonds crack, take them off, and stir them about till they are quite dry, then put them in a wine sieve, and sift all the sugar from them, put the sugar into the pan again with a little water, give it a boil, put four spoonfuls of scraped cochineal to the sugar to colour it, put the almonds into the pan, keep stirring them over the fire till they are quite dry, put them into a glass and they will keep twelve months.
Original Text
To burn Almonds. TAKE two pounds of loaf sugar, two pounds of almonds, put them in a stew-pan with a pint of water, set them over a clear coal fire, let them boil till you hear the almonds crack, take them off, and stir them about till they are quite dry, then put them in a wine sieve, and sift all the sugar from them, put the sugar into the pan again with a little water, give it a boil, put four spoonfuls of scraped cochineal to the sugar to colour it, put the almonds into the pan, keep stirring them over the fire till they are quite dry, put them into a glass and they will keep twelve months.
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