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To Make Boyld Cakes
Take half A Peck of Flower very finely Searsed and put
into an oven att night after manchetts hath been drawn
then take a Pound and a quarter of Butter half a Pound
of sugar 6 lb of currons dryed very well in an oven 2
Nuttmeggs and one ounce of Cinamon A Little Sack and
A Little Rose Water A Pint of good Ale yest as much
cream Scalding Hott as will wett it mingle it Soft &
Wrap it in a Warme Woolen cloth A Quarter of An Houre
to rise yn make ym into little cakes and as you make ym
have a Skellett of Boyling water to putt ym into Ready,
one att A tyme and as soune as it swims take it out
with a Skimmer and Putt ym into Buttered Plates
Scrape Sugar on ym and lett ym stand halfe an Houre
in the oven, looking sometimes for fear they culler too
much

To Make Queen Cakes
Take halfe a Pound of Flower halfe a Pound of Butter
half A Pound of Loafe Sugar halfe a Pound of corrans
or Carraway seeds or cumfetts A Nuttmegg andA halfe grated
mix these together, and when yt is done beat all but ye
Corrans or Comfitts in A Marble Morter butter the Pans
and putt in your Corrans or Comfett's just when they goe
into ye oven it must not be in too Hott

To Make A Seed Cake
Take 4 lb of Floure 1 lb of carraway Comfett's and as
much of Biskett comfetts 1 lb of Butter and A Pint
of Sweet Creame warmed to wch Putt as much yeast
without scalding it with ye creame yn mingle it all
together Except ye Comfett's Putt in none of ym till the
Cake is well risen yn just before you sett them into the -
Oven Break ye Creame in pieeces and mingle ye comfett's
and all very well together and sett it into ye Oven.


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To Make Boiled Cakes
Take half a peck of flour very finely sieved and put
into an oven at night after manchets have been drawn
then take a pound and a quarter of butter, half a pound
of sugar, 6 lb of currants dried very well in an oven, 2
nutmegs, and one ounce of cinnamon, a little sack, and
a little rose water, a pint of good ale yeast, as much
cream scalding hot as will wet it. Mingle it softly and
wrap it in a warm woollen cloth a quarter of an hour
to rise, then make them into little cakes and as you make them
have a skillet of boiling water to put them into ready,
one at a time and as soon as it swims take it out
with a skimmer and put them into buttered plates.
Scrape sugar on them and let them stand half an hour
in the oven, looking sometimes for fear they color too
much.

To Make Queen Cakes
Take half a pound of flour, half a pound of butter,
half a pound of loaf sugar, half a pound of currants
or carraway seeds or comfits, a nutmeg and a half grated.
Mix these together, and when that is done beat all but the
currants or comfits in a marble mortar. Butter the pans
and put in your currants or comfits just when they go
into the oven. It must not be too hot.

To Make a Seed Cake
Take 4 lb of flour, 1 lb of carraway comfits, and as
much of biscuit comfits, 1 lb of butter and a pint
of warm sweet cream to which put as much yeast
without scalding it with the cream. Then mingle it all
together except the comfits. Put in none of them until the
cake is well risen, then just before you set them into the
oven break the cream in pieces and mingle the comfits
and all very well together and set it into the oven.

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To Make Boyld Cakes
Take half A Peck of Flower very finely Searsed and put
into an oven att night after manchetts hath been drawn
then take a Pound and a quarter of Butter half a Pound
of sugar 6 lb of currons dryed very well in an oven 2
Nuttmeggs and one ounce of Cinamon A Little Sack and
A Little Rose Water A Pint of good Ale yest as much
cream Scalding Hott as will wett it mingle it Soft &
Wrap it in a Warme Woolen cloth A Quarter of An Houre
to rise yn make ym into little cakes and as you make ym
have a Skellett of Boyling water to putt ym into Ready,
one att A tyme and as soune as it swims take it out
with a Skimmer and Putt ym into Buttered Plates
Scrape Sugar on ym and lett ym stand halfe an Houre
in the oven, looking sometimes for fear they culler too
much

To Make Queen Cakes
Take halfe a Pound of Flower halfe a Pound of Butter
half A Pound of Loafe Sugar halfe a Pound of corrans
or Carraway seeds or cumfetts A Nuttmegg andA halfe grated
mix these together, and when yt is done beat all but ye
Corrans or Comfitts in A Marble Morter butter the Pans
and putt in your Corrans or Comfett's just when they goe
into ye oven it must not be in too Hott

To Make A Seed Cake
Take 4 lb of Floure 1 lb of carraway Comfett's and as
much of Biskett comfetts 1 lb of Butter and A Pint
of Sweet Creame warmed to wch Putt as much yeast
without scalding it with ye creame yn mingle it all
together Except ye Comfett's Putt in none of ym till the
Cake is well risen yn just before you sett them into the -
Oven Break ye Creame in pieeces and mingle ye comfett's
and all very well together and sett it into ye Oven.


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