Portugal Cakes

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840

Source: The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Ingredients (6)

one pound of fine sugar, well beaten and sifted
one pound of fresh butter ↝ Asparagus, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine [Other vegetables and combinations]
five eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little beaten mace ↝ Spices, mace, ground [Spices and Herbs]
one pound of fine flour well dried and sifted ↝ Flour, semolina, fine [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
half a pound of currants picked, washed, and well dried ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]

Instructions (4)

Put one pound of fine sugar, well beaten and sifted, one pound of fresh butter, five eggs, and a little beaten mace, into a flat pan: beat it up with your hand until it is very light;
then put in by degrees one pound of fine flour well dried and sifted, half a pound of currants picked, washed, and well dried;
beat them together till very light;
bake them in heart pans in a slack oven.

Original Text

Portugal Cakes.

Put one pound of fine sugar, well beaten and sifted, one pound of fresh butter, five eggs, and a little beaten mace, into a flat pan: beat it up with your hand until it is very light; then put in by degrees one pound of fine flour well dried and sifted, half a pound of currants picked, washed, and well dried; beat them together till very light; bake them in heart pans in a slack oven.

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