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add the sugar to the yolks and mix well and then add the almonds. Finally add 12
beaten whites and now put the whole into a mould to be placed in the oven, which
must not be too hot. If you wish the tart glazed, beat whites of eggs with sugar
and pass with a feather over the surface.
Bread tart.
Supposing you have 18 persons to serve, take 12 yolks of eggs and 5 whites,
which mix well with half a pound of sugar until it rises, when you add half a
pound pounded almonds scalded, 3 ounces pounded bread, 1 tablespoonful pounded
cinnamon and 2 spoons cloves. Beat the other whites to a hard froth and add them
also, and then put it all in a buttered mould and place in the oven, taking care
that the heat is not too strong. Serve with preserves.
Powder tarts.
Twenty yolks and one and a half ounces shelled and pounded bitter almonds; mix
this and
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