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1 and a half hours, if large pans be used, it will then require 2 hours baking,
and in proportion for smaller loaves. To frost it. Whip 6 whites, during the
baking, add 3 pound of sifted loaf sugar and put on thick, as it comes hot from
the oven. Some return the frosted loaf into the oven, it injures and yellows it,
if the frosting be put on immediately it does best without being returned into
the oven.
Another.
No. 2. Rub 4 pound of sugar, 3 and a half pound of shortning, (half butter and
half lard) into 9 pound of flour, 1 dozen of eggs, 2 ounces of cinnamon, 1 pint
of milk, 3 spoonfuls coriander seed, 3 gills of brandy, 1 gill of wine, 3 gills
of emptins, 4 pounds of raisins.
Another.
No. 3. Six pound of flour, 3 of sugar, 2 and a half pound of shortning, (half
butter, half lard) 6 eggs, 1 nutmeg, 1 ounce of cinnamon and 1 ounce of
coriander seed, 1 pint of emptins, 2 gills brandy, 1 pint of milk and 3 pounds
of raisins.
Another.
No. 4. Five pound of flour, 2 pound of butter, 2 and a half pounds of loaf
sugar, 2 and a half pounds of raisins, 15 eggs, 1 pint of wine, 1 pint of
emptins, 1 ounce of cinnamon, 1 gill rose-water, 1 gill of brandy--baked like
No. 1.
Another Plain Cake.
No. 5. Two quarts milk, 3 pound of sugar, 3 pound of shortning, warmed hot, add
a quart of sweet cyder, this curdle, add 18 eggs, allspice and orange to your
taste, or fennel, carroway or coriander seeds; put to 9 pounds of flour, 3 pints
emptins, and bake well.
Cookies.
One pound sugar boiled slowly in half pint water, scum well and cool, add two
tea spoons pearl ash dissolved in milk, then two and half pounds flour, rub
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