Marchpane

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 (10)
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Instructions (12)
  1. Blanch one pound of almonds as white as you can.
  2. Take three quarters of a pound of fine white sugar well pounded.
  3. Beat them up together with a little rose-water, to prevent the almonds from oiling.
  4. Take out the mixture, work it like paste, make it into cakes, lay them on wafers, and bake them.
  5. Boil rose-water and sugar till it becomes a syrup.
  6. When the cakes are almost done, spread this syrup all over them, and strew them with comfits.
Another way
  1. Take a pound of almonds finely beaten, and a pound of fine sugar, sifted through a hair sieve.
  2. Mix these together.
  3. Then add the whites of four eggs, beaten up to a froth.
  4. Mix the whole well together, and scald it over your fire, still keeping it well-stirred, to prevent burning.
  5. Let it stand till cold.
  6. Afterwards roll it on papers, and bake it.
Original Text
Marchpane. Blanch one pound of almonds as white as you can; take three quarters of a pound of fine white sugar well pounded; beat them up together with a little rose-water, to prevent[287] the almonds from oiling. Take out the mixture, work it like paste, make it into cakes, lay them on wafers, and bake them. Boil rose-water and sugar till it becomes a syrup; when the cakes are almost done, spread this syrup all over them, and strew them with comfits. Another way. Take a pound of almonds finely beaten, and a pound of fine sugar, sifted through a hair sieve; mix these together; then add the whites of four eggs, beaten up to a froth; mix the whole well together, and scald it over your fire, still keeping it well-stirred, to prevent burning. Let it stand till cold; afterwards roll it on papers, and bake it.
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