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A pyramid in Puff Paste (211)
Take best puff paste, roll it about a quarter of an inch thick; cut the first the size of the bottom of the dish; you may cut it a diamond or any other shape. Cut about ten or twelve more reducing each half an inch. Give each a Slit in the middle to make them rise regularly bake them in a good oven, when cold place the largest in the dish with [large pain?] the next with apricot marmalade, and so on to the smallest them fix a sprig of myrtle on the top and spin some Sugar round it which will make it firm and beautiful. -
Lemon drops (.212)
Provide a small basin of yeast rising, and to it four ounces of Gelentin almonds, beat fine with white of egg and work it well together, them add a little essence of lemon. You may make two or three colours and lay them out on wafer paper and bake them in a slow oven. The icing is made of sifted sugar and white of egg. beat well together.
Amber Puddings. (213)
Five eggs, beat the yolks and white separately mix in pounded Sugar and flour till it is a thick batter - add a little brandy and grated lemon peal - bake them in cups.

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A pyramid in Puff Paste (211) Take best puff paste, roll it about a quarter of an inch thick; cut the first the size of the bottom of the dish; you may cut it a diamond or any other shape. Cut about ten or twelve more reducing each half an inch. Give each a Slit in the middle to make them rise regularly bake them in a good oven, when cold place the largest in the dish with [large pain?] the next with apricot marmalade, and so on to the smallest them fix a sprig of myrtle on the top and spin some Sugar round it which will make it firm and beautiful. - Lemon drops (.212) Provide a small basin of yeast rising, and to it four ounces of Gelentin almonds, beat fine with white of egg and work it well together, them add a little essence of lemon. You may make two or three colours and lay them out on wafer paper and bake them in a slow oven. The icing is made of sifted sugar and white of egg. beat well together. Amber Puddings. (213) Five eggs, beat the yolks and white separately mix in pounded Sugar and flour till it is a thick batter - add a little brandy and grated lemon peal - bake them in cups.