7 revisions | F5376_0117To make Aunt Wattss of London seed Cake
Take 4 li of fine flowr & dry it 3 hours before
th e fire then rub in a pound & quarter of Butter
till their their is no lumps in it, then take a
pint of ale yeast and a quart of milk 2 peny
worth of safforn dry'd and putt in a ragg,
& squeezed in the milk till all the vertue is
out, then put the yeast first into the flowr
then the milk a little warme to the yeast
and flowr working of it well togather
with your hands then putt 3 quarters of a
pound of smoath Carraways cumfitts 3 quarter
of a pound of biscay cumfitts, when you have
worked all togather putt it in to an hoop.
an hour will bake it if the owen be quick.
you may put in a pound and half of suger
& 2 oz of carraway seeds instead of th e
comfits as you please To make Aunt Wattss of London seed Cake
Take 4 li of fine flowr & dry it 3 hours before
th e fire then rub in a pound & quarter of Butter
till their their is no lumps in it, then take a
pint of ale yeast and a quart of milk 2 peny -
worth of safforn dry'd and putt in a ragg,
& squeezed in the milk till all the vertue is
out, then put the yeast first into the flowr
then the milk a little warme to the yeast
and flowr working of it well togather
with your hands then putt 3 quarters of a
pound of smoath Carraways cumfitts 3 quarter
of a pound of biscay cumfitts, when you have
worked all togather putt it in to an hoop.
an hour will bake it if the owen be quick.
you may put in a pound and half of suger
& 2 oz of carraway seeds instead of th e
comfits as you please F5376_0117To make Aunt Wattss of London Seed Cake
Take 4 £ of fine flowr & dry it 3 hours befor...
th e fire then rub in a pound & quarter of Butt...
till their their is no lumps in it, then take a
pint of ale yait and a quart of milk 2 peny.
worth of safforn dripd and putt in a ragg,
& squeezed in the milk till all the derhie is
out, then put this yait first unto the flowr
then the milk a little warme to the yeast
and flowr working of it will togather
with your hands then putt 3 quarters of a
pound of smoath Carraways cumfitts 3 quarts
of a pound of biscay cumfitts, when you have
worked all togather putt it in to an hoop.
an hour will bake it if the owen be quick.
you may put in a pound and half of sugr
or 2 ℥ of carraway seeds instead of th e
comfits as you please To make Aunt [Wattss] of London Seed Cake
Take 4 £ of fine flowr & dry it 3 hours befor[...]
th e fire then rub in a pound & quarter of Butt[...]
till their their is no lumps in it, then take a
pint of ale yait and a quart of milk 2 peny.
worth of safforn dripd and putt in a ragg,
& squeezed in the milk till all the [derhie] is
out, then put this yait first unto the flowr
then the milk a little warme to the yeast
and flowr working of it will togather
with your hands then putt 3 quarters of a
pound of [smoath] Carraways cumfitts 3 quarts
of a pound of [biscay] cumfitts, when you have
worked all togather putt it in to an hoop.
an hour will bake it if the owen be quick.
you may put in a pound and half of sugr
or 2 ℥ of carraway seeds instead of th e
comfits as you [please] |
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