Biscuits

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.
Status
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (8)
Instructions (7)
  1. Beat the eggs in a wooden bowl for an hour.
  2. Beat the blanched almonds very small with some rose-water, then put them into the bowl with the eggs and beat for an hour longer.
  3. Shake in five ounces of fine flour and a spoonful of coriander seed and one of caraways. Beat for half an hour.
  4. Butter your plates and bake them.
Another way
  1. Mix one pound of flour stiff with water.
  2. Roll it very thin.
  3. Cut out the biscuits with cutters and bake them.
Original Text
Biscuits. Take one pound of loaf sugar, finely beaten and sifted; then take eight eggs, whites and all; beat them in a wooden bowl for an hour; then take a quarter of a pound of blanched almonds, beat them very small with some rose-water; put them into the bowl, and beat them for an hour longer; then shake in five ounces of fine flour and a spoonful of coriander seed, and one of caraways. Beat them half an hour; butter your plates, and bake them. Another way. Take one pound of flour; mix it stiff with water; then roll it very thin; cut out the biscuits with cutters, and bake them.
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