8

Another Plumb Cake ___ Ditto

Take 4 pounds.. of fresh butter not salted, wash it in Rose
water, take 4 pounds .. of flour wele dry'd, beat your
butter into a cream, and when it is wele beaten -
Strow in the flour by little and little, Take 30 eggs
the whites beaten by themselves into curd - put them
into the butter and flour by little and little, and
also the yolks wele beaten 3 quarters of a pound of
loaf sugar finely sifted 5 pounds .. of currants well
wash'd and dry'd, a pint of sack 1/2 an Ounce of
mace, 1/4 of an Oz: of Cinamon and Nutmeg - a pound.
of Almonds blanch'd and cut thin - and when it
is well mix'd - put it into your hoop and two hours
will bake it. put in what sweetmeats you please
a grain of amber grease

A Seed Cake Ditto

Take 4 pounds.. of butter beat to a cream - then beat in
4 pounds.. of powder sugar sifted - Take 24 Eggs beat them
well in - Then take 4 pounds.. of the best su flour well
dry'd 1/2 an oz: mace 1/2 an oz: of Cinamon, a 1/4 of an oz:
of cloves beat v[o] very fine 3 oz: Carryway seeds -
mix the spice and seeds with the flour - Then beat
all up together, Set it before the fire to rise - Let
your Oven be well heated and 3 hours will bake it

Another Plumb Cake ___ Ditto

Take 4 pounds.. of fresh butter not salted, wash it in Rose
water, take 4 pounds .. of flour well dry'd, beat your
butter into a cream, and when it is well beaten -
Strow in the flour by little and little, Take 30 eggs
the whites beaten by themselves into curd - put them
into the butter and flour by little and little, and
also the yolks well beaten 3 quarters of a pound of
loaf sugar finely sifted 5 pounds .. of currants well
wash'd and dry'd, a pint of sack 1/2 an Ounce of
mace, 1/4 of an Oz: of Cinamon and Nutmeg - a pound.
of Almonds blanch'd and cut thin - and when it
is well mix'd - put it into your hoop and two hours
will bake it. put in what sweetmeats you please
a grain of amber grease

A Seed Cake Ditto

Take 4 pounds.. of butter beat to a cream - then beat in
4 pounds.. of powder sugar sifted - Take 24 Eggs beat them
well in - Then take 4 pounds.. of the best su flour well
dry'd 1/2 an oz: mace 1/2 an oz: of Cinamon, a 1/4 of an oz:
of cloves beat v[o] very fine 3 oz: Carryway seeds -
mix the spice and seeds with the flour - Then beat
all up together, Set it before the fire to rise - Let
your Oven be well heated and 3 hours will bake it