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To make minc'd pies-- Mrs Torrent
A pound of tongue. 2 p d of Suet -3 p d of currants a quart[er?]
of a p d of shred reasons- the juice of 3 or 4 lemons-
nutmegs. Cloves, Mace, and Cinnamond as you find-
convenient- 3 quarters of a p d of orange lemon peel
and Citron- wet them with Renish Sack and -
Claret a little salt and some sugar.
you must parboil the Tongue, and then squeeze
it very dry in a clean Napkin
To Pickle Cucumbers - Mrs Torrent
Wash an 100 of Cucumbers in as much white wine
vinegar as will cover them, let them stand and
Settle then pour it off and put in a good handfull of
bay salt and an handfull of comon salt- put in
some ginger Nutmeg and mace with a little black
pepper- a little dill and a bay leaf- Then boil it
and pour it on the Cucumbers boiling hot and let
it stand about a quarter of an hour, and then boil it
over again thrice
Spinage and Eggs
15 Eggs leave half the whites out take the threads out
some shred parsley or some spinage shred very small
half a nutmeg grated, a little Shallott fry'd in fresh
butter- As it rises in bladders run the knife in when
you take it up- Cut it in 4 places, then turn it up
in your pan- then lay a plate upon it and turn it
and put it in your dish with porched Eggs and
rashers of bacon round it
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