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Sponge Cake - Miss Riddle Masham - 
Melt three quarters of a pound of sugar in a pan with four table spoonsful of water and let it boil; Break seven Eggs into a wooden bowl, leaving out three of the whites, pour the boiling sugar upon the Eggs whisking it all the one way untill it is very light which will take half an hour at least, grate the rind of a Lemon into it, and then stir into it half a pound of Flour previously warmed - line the tin with Buttered paper, and Bake the Cake in a moderate oven 
Bran Bread Mrs Hutton Clifton
Half a pound of sweet almonds not blanched, and not quite equal weigh of Sugar, one Teaspoonful of cinnamon, or mace, if you like other spices you may take them, also four Eggs well beaten with the almonds and sugar, lastly three ounce of Flour added to it, then fill a square tin, or strong paper & fill it lightly - 
A good varnish for new tables - Mrs. Lawson
one pint of drying Linseed Oil, one tea cup full of vinegar Two penny worth of Spirits of salt, & a tablespoonful of the best Lavender water, if this is applied to new tables & rubed with a course cloth it will very soon varnish without making them Darly -

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Sponge Cake - Miss Riddle Masham - Melt three quarters of a pound of sugar in a pan with four table spoonsful of water and let it boil; Break seven Eggs into a wooden bowl, leaving out three of the whites, pour the boiling sugar upon the Eggs whisking it all the one way untill it is very light which will take half an hour at least, grate the rind of a Lemon into it, and then stir into it half a pound of Flour previously warmed - line the tin with Buttered paper, and Bake the Cake in a moderate oven Bran Bread Mrs Hutton Clifton Half a pound of sweet almonds not blanched, and not quite equal weigh of Sugar, one Teaspoonful of cinnamon, or mace, if you like other spices you may take them, also four Eggs well beaten with the almonds and sugar, lastly three ounce of Flour added to it, then fill a square tin, or strong paper & fill it lightly - A good varnish for new tables - Mrs. Lawson one pint of drying Linseed Oil, one tea cup full of vinegar Two penny worth of Spirits of salt, & a tablespoonful of the best Lavender water, if this is applied to new tables & rubed with a course cloth it will very soon varnish without making them Darly -