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A Scotch Bun
Take half a peck of flower, keeping out a little to work it up with, make a hole in the middle of the flower & break into it 3/4 lb of butter, pour in a pint of warm water, & 3 gills of yeast & work it up into a smooth dough, if it is not wet enough put in more warm water cut off one 3d of the dough & lay it aside for the cover then take 2 lb of stoned raisins 3 lb of cleaned currents 1/2 lb of blanched almonds cut lengthways, orange peel & citron of each 4 oz 1/2 oz of cinnamon, the same of ginger all beat & sifted, mix the spices by themselves, then spread out the paste, or dough, lay the fruit upon it, strew the spices over the fruit and mix all together, when it is well kneaded roll out the cover, & lay the bun it, then cover it neatly, cut it round the sides; prick it, & bind it with paper to keep it in shape, set it in a pritty quick oven
To Make a Fish Pudding
Take any Fish that has been boiled, bone & skin it pound it in a mortar with 2 eggs 2 potatoes, a little soft bread soaked in cream or good gravey, an oz of butter a small quantity of rice 6 [illegible] wine, salt & essence of anchovies, bake it in a dutch oven, oysters shrimps or lobster greatly improve it, it is as good cold as hot
Plumb Pudding
1 quarter of a pound of currents 1 Do of brown sugar 1 quarter of a lb of apples pounded, 1 quarter of a lb of bread grated, 2 quarts of suet chopped fine, 4 eggs boil it 4 hours.

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A Scotch Bun Take half a peck of flower, keeping out a little to work it up with, make a hole in the middle of the flower & break into it 3/4 lb of butter, pour in a pint of warm water, & 3 gills of yeast & work it up into a smooth dough, if it is not wet enough put in more warm water cut off one 3d of the dough & lay it aside for the cover then take 2 lb of stoned raisins 3 lb of cleaned currents 1/2 lb of blanched almonds cut lengthways, orange peel & citron of each 4 oz 1/2 oz of cinnamon, the same of ginger all beat & sifted, mix the spices by themselves, then spread out the paste, or dough, lay the fruit upon it, strew the spices over the fruit and mix all together, when it is well kneaded roll out the cover, & lay the bun it, then cover it neatly, cut it round the sides; prick it, & bind it with paper to keep it in shape, set it in a pritty quick oven To Make a Fish Pudding Take any Fish that has been boiled, bone & skin it pound it in a mortar with 2 eggs 2 potatoes, a little soft bread soaked in cream or good gravey, an oz of butter a small quantity of rice 6 [illegible] wine, salt & essence of anchovies, bake it in a dutch oven, oysters shrimps or lobster greatly improve it, it is as good cold as hot Plumb Pudding 1 quarter of a pound of currents 1 Do of brown sugar 1 quarter of a lb of apples pounded, 1 quarter of a lb of bread grated, 2 quarts of suet chopped fine, 4 eggs boil it 4 hours.