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Mrs.Holroyd receipt book, 1830-1900
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Sponge Cake. Put the yolks of 12 & whites of 6 eggs into the dish you mix your cake in, & beat them very well, & then stir in 1 1/4 lb of loaf sugar melted over the fire in a brass pan, with 2 good table spoonsful of water, & 4 oz of almonds, (3 oz of sweet & 1 of bitter) powdered finely. Beat all together very well for 20 minutes, & then add 3/4 lb of flour dried & sifted, stir it in as lightly as possible, rubbing it with your hands to keep it quite smooth. Put the cake in the oven immediately; (beat with a wire whisk). When you have taken the cakes out of the moulds,
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Sponge Cake. Put the yolks of 12 & whites of 6 eggs into the dish you mix your cake in, & beat them very well, & then stir in 1 1/4 lb of loaf sugar melted over the fire in a brass pan, with 2 good table spoonsful of water, & 4 oz of almonds, (3 oz of sweet & 1 of bitter) powdered finely. Beat all together very well for 20 minutes, & then add 3/4 lb of flour dried & sifted, stir it in as lightly as possible, rubbing it with your hands to keep it quite smooth. Put the cake in the oven immediately; (beat with a wire whisk). When you have taken the cakes out of the moulds,
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