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Mrs. John Scobell recipe collection manuscript, Reynolds lodging, January 6, 1803

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Lemon Cheese Cakes
Grate the Rind of four lemons and squeeze the juice, upon them, let them stand to steep all night then put four ounces of fine sugar, two ounces of melted butter made thick, three eggs leaving out one white, a little Nutmeg, two spoonfuls of white Shine, put them into pans with paste. Orange Cheese Cakes are the same only the Rind and juice of two Oranges to two Lemons. 
French Rolls
A Pint of Milk, a quart of water, and half pint of yeast to be minced with flour of a proper thickness for Bread, to stand an hour after it is mix'd, bake the Rolls twenty minutes. 
Macaroons
Take a pound of sweet almonds blanched and beaten well, put to them a pound of sugar and a little rosewater to keep them from oiling. Then beat the whites of seven eggs to a froth, and put them in, and beat them well together. Drop them on wafer paper, grate sugar over them, and put them in the oven.

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Lemon Cheese Cakes Grate the Rind of four lemons and squeeze the juice, upon them, let them stand to steep all night then put four ounces of fine sugar, two ounces of melted butter made thick, three eggs leaving out one white, a little Nutmeg, two spoonfuls of white Shine, put them into pans with paste. Orange Cheese Cakes are the same only the Rind and juice of two Oranges to two Lemons. French Rolls A Pint of Milk, a quart of water, and half pint of yeast to be minced with flour of a proper thickness for Bread, to stand an hour after it is mix'd, bake the Rolls twenty minutes. Macaroons Take a pound of sweet almonds blanched and beaten well, put to them a pound of sugar and a little rosewater to keep them from oiling. Then beat the whites of seven eggs to a froth, and put them in, and beat them well together. Drop them on wafer paper, grate sugar over them, and put them in the oven.