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50 Water Pancakes Take ten Eggs, leave out five of the whites, two Spoonfuls of flour, almost as much Sugar, beat them together, one pint (wine measure) of water, half a pound of fresh butter melted & almost cold, strain it thro: a Sieve, and grate half a large Nutmeg the Batter must be as thick as Cream or Treacle Mrs Dorrell Nun's Tarts Make a common hasty Pudding, with a piece of Butter boyld in it, & a little salt, pound a few blanch'd Almonds very fine, & put your hasty pudding into the Mortar, & break & beat in one Egg at a time, 'till you cannot see them, to the Number of Six, with some Nutmeg, Sugar, & half a Spoonful of Sack, cut off a little bit at a time and fry them in very hot fresh lard. Mrs Dorrel The Best Blacking Take one quart of Ale or sweet wort, four ounces of Ivory black, two ounces of bees wax, two Ounces of Castile Sope, One Penny worth of coarse Sugar. Shred your bees wax & sope very thin, put into half a pint of ale or wort, set it over a gentle fire & keep it stiring 'till dissolv'd, when three parts cold add to it the Ivory black & the remainder of the ale Stir it well together. Mr Dampier
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50 Water Pancakes Take ten Eggs, leave out five of the whites, two Spoonfuls of flour, almost as much Sugar, beat them together, one pint (wine measure) of water, half a pound of fresh butter melted & almost cold, strain it thro: a Sieve, and grate half a large Nutmeg the Batter must be as thick as Cream or Treacle Mrs Dorrell Nun's Tarts Make a common hasty Pudding, with a piece of Butter boyld in it, & a little salt, pound a few blanch'd Almonds very fine, & put your hasty pudding into the Mortar, & break & beat in one Egg at a time, 'till you cannot see them, to the Number of Six, with some Nutmeg, Sugar, & half a Spoonful of Sack, cut off a little bit at a time and fry them in very hot fresh lard. Mrs Dorrel The Best Blacking Take one quart of Ale or sweet wort, four ounces of Ivory black, two ounces of bees wax, two Ounces of Castile Sope, One Penny worth of coarse Sugar. Shred your bees wax & sope very thin, put into half a pint of ale or wort, set it over a gentle fire & keep it stiring 'till dissolv'd, when three parts cold add to it the Ivory black & the remainder of the ale Stir it well together. Mr Dampier
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