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Mince Meat          Mrs. Nolancks

Grate the rind off six lemons, cut off the thin coat of white; boil the remainder until quite tender, take out the peppins beat it to a paste. Add 2 lbs of suet chopped 2 lbs of raisins, stoned & chopped 2 lbs of currants picked and dried, 2 lbs of powdered white sugar 1/2 lb of candied orange & lemon peel & one dozen of large apples grated mix all together including the grated peel which was taken off & a quarter of a pint of brandy

Lemon Sponge

2 oz of [illegible] dissolved in a quart of water strain it off. put with it the juice of 6 lemons & rind of the[m] & 1 lb of loaf sugar bruised strain it again, boil it for about 4 or 5 minutes - empty it in a deep dish or large pan - leave it a night & day then beat the whites of two eggs with a silver fork mix all together - beat them well [illegible] your mould with cold water - the sponge to be pressed down with a silver fork - turn it out the following day - the eggs must be fresh & well beaten

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57 Mince Meat Mrs. Nolancks Grate the rind off six lemons, cut off the thin coat of white; boil the remainder until quite tender, take out the peppins beat it to a paste. Add 2 lbs of suet chopped 2 lbs of raisins, stoned & chopped 2 lbs of currants picked and dried, 2 lbs of powdered white sugar 1/2 lb of candied orange & lemon peel & one dozen of large apples grated mix all together including the grated peel which was taken off & a quarter of a pint of brandy Lemon Sponge 2 oz of [illegible] dissolved in a quart of water strain it off. put with it the juice of 6 lemons & rind of the[m] & 1 lb of loaf sugar bruised strain it again, boil it for about 4 or 5 minutes - empty it in a deep dish or large pan - leave it a night & day then beat the whites of two eggs with a silver fork mix all together - beat them well [illegible] your mould with cold water - the sponge to be pressed down with a silver fork - turn it out the following day - the eggs must be fresh & well beaten