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the beef & Anchovies together. Put it into pots & cover with melted butter in the usual way. 1/2 oz: Saltpetre & the same quantity of sugar & salt should be rubbed into the meat 24 hours previous to its being put into the oven. Add a little Cayenne pepper
Apple Jelly - Mrs. Smales
1 lb 1/2 of Lump sugar to a pint of water, boil it till it becomes sugar again which you will see by the bubbles, take two lb of apples, peeled & cored, the peel of one Lemon boiled together in water as for apple sauce, put it through a seiive, then put it to the syrup which must be kept hot, & stir it all together till it becomes stiff then put it into a mould you may add what colouring you please
A Cake - Mrs. Hunton
Take a lb of Butter rub it till it iis as fine as cream then take one pound of pounded sugar with some grated lemon & Eight Eggs Yolks & whites whisk it gently beat them well with your hand till it is very light, take one pd & a 1/2 of sifted flour stir it gently, spread your paste thin on your shape serve them on your baking Tin, cut them oval shape serve them up with sweet meat with Iceing on the top made to your taste

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the beef & Anchovies together. Put it into pots & cover with melted butter in the usual way. 1/2 oz: Saltpetre & the same quantity of sugar & salt should be rubbed into the meat 24 hours previous to its being put into the oven. Add a little Cayenne pepper Apple Jelly - Mrs. Smales 1 lb 1/2 of Lump sugar to a pint of water, boil it till it becomes sugar again which you will see by the bubbles, take two lb of apples, peeled & cored, the peel of one Lemon boiled together in water as for apple sauce, put it through a seiive, then put it to the syrup which must be kept hot, & stir it all together till it becomes stiff then put it into a mould you may add what colouring you please A Cake - Mrs. Hunton Take a lb of Butter rub it till it iis as fine as cream then take one pound of pounded sugar with some grated lemon & Eight Eggs Yolks & whites whisk it gently beat them well with your hand till it is very light, take one pd & a 1/2 of sifted flour stir it gently, spread your paste thin on your shape serve them on your baking Tin, cut them oval shape serve them up with sweet meat with Iceing on the top made to your taste