A Ratifea Cake
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Take 10 Eggs, put away 10 of the whites - take a pound and-
an half of double refin'd Sugar sifted, put it into the
eggs with a quarter of a pint of rose water, beat them
for an hour, then take half a pound of sweet Almonds
and 1/4 of a pound of bitter Almonds blanch'd beat them
with Orange flower of water very fine - take half a
pound of the best flour, and a quarter of a pound of Starch
beat and sifted very fine, take the peel of two lemons
grated - Dont mix the Ingredients before your Oven is
ready, only the eggs which must be mixt with the
Sugar and the flour with the Starch - then mix
altogether and put it in a quick Oven
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A Plumb Cake --- Ditto ...
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Take half a peck of flour. 3/4 of an oz: of mace, one
pound of [ed---] sugar mix altogether - then take 5 pounds butter
beat it to a cream - a quart of ale yeast 12 eggs
half a pint of Sack a pint of cream, beat all these
together, and when your butter is work'd to a cream
then take your yeast and eggs, and work them with
it - Take 1/2 a pound of Sweet almonds finely beaten with
rose water mix all with the butter - and put in what
sweet meats you please - when you put in the Almonds.
mix altogether and put in all the flour - Then take 5 pound raisins
5 pound Currants choped small mix 'em by an hand full at a time -
till 'tis all mix'd together very well - put it into your hoop and 2
hours will bake it - Let your Oven be ready that it may not
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