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Jos. Forbes cookbook, circa 1790s
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25th Almond Pudding 1 pound of almonds finely beaten, 1 lb of Butter, broken wi your hands in 6 Eggs, 3/4 lb Sugar, one Nutmegg, & as much Cinnamon as will make it 1/2 oz. Citron what you please 26th Jelly of Currants or any other Fruit Take your fruit clean pick'd from the Stalks & put 'em into a long gally Pott & put it into a Kettle of Water close cover'd keep your Water Boiling till you find your fruit well infused then pour out ye cloves & take ye weight of it in fine Sugar wet your Sugar in Water, and boil it to a Candy, then put in Liquid & keep it Stirring over the fire till you see it well Jelly 27th Jelly of Hartshorn Take 1/1/2 lb of Hartshorn leisurely boil it in Spring Water, close stopped in a well greas'd Pipkin, that will hold a gallon boil it till a spoonfull will Stand Stiff when cold, then Strain it throu[gh] a fine Seive, & put it into a close Pipkin with Juice of 8 large Lemons, 1 1/2 lb of Double Refin'd Sugar, & boil it again a little while, then put in it a gally Pott or Glasses
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25th Almond Pudding 1 pound of almonds finely beaten, 1 lb of Butter, broken wi your hands in 6 Eggs, 3/4 lb Sugar, one Nutmegg, & as much Cinnamon as will make it 1/2 oz. Citron what you please 26th Jelly of Currants or any other Fruit Take your fruit clean pick'd from the Stalks & put 'em into a long gally Pott & put it into a Kettle of Water close cover'd keep your Water Boiling till you find your fruit well infused then pour out ye cloves & take ye weight of it in fine Sugar wet your Sugar in Water, and boil it to a Candy, then put in Liquid & keep it Stirring over the fire till you see it well Jelly 27th Jelly of Hartshorn Take 1/1/2 lb of Hartshorn leisurely boil it in Spring Water, close stopped in a well greas'd Pipkin, that will hold a gallon boil it till a spoonfull will Stand Stiff when cold, then Strain it throu[gh] a fine Seive, & put it into a close Pipkin with Juice of 8 large Lemons, 1 1/2 lb of Double Refin'd Sugar, & boil it again a little while, then put in it a gally Pott or Glasses
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