The young cooks monitor: or, Directions for cookery and distilling. Being a choice compendium of excellent receipts. Made publick for the use and benefit of my schollars. / By M.H.

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The young cooks monitor: or, Directions for cookery and distilling. Being a choice compendium of excellent receipts. Made publick for the use and benefit of my schollars. / By M.H.
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M. H.
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London :: Printed by William Downing ...,
1683.
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Cookery, English -- Early works to 1800.
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How to make an Almond Pudding.

Take half a Pound of Almonds and blanch them, then beat them in a mor∣ter, with 3 or 4 Spoonfuls of Rose-water, but not too fine; then grate a quarter of a pound of Naple-Bisket, or the Crum of a Penny white Loaf, a little beaten Mace, a little Salt, and

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as much Sugar as will make it plea∣sant, then take a pint of Cream; and Eight Eggs, take away half the whites, beat them very well, and strain them through a hair Sieve, then mix it all together, and have a clean Cloath dipped in boyling water and squeeze it out hard, then Butter it all over, and lay it in a Bason, then put the Pudding in and tye it up close, and let it boyl quick one hour, then have a quarter of a Pound of smooth Sugar Almonds, or blancht Almonds, and stick them allover the Pudding for Sauce, take four or five Spoonfuls of Sack, and put in a good piece of fresh Butter and melt it thick, and sweeten it, and pour it all over the Pudding before you stick the Al∣monds, then scrape some fine Sugar on the brim of the Dish, and send it to the Table.

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