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Orange Cakes.
Take about twelve oranges, grate off the peel of six into the Juice of two lemons, boyl the oranges 'till they are tender. take out all the inside & pulp it throw a sieve, & to twelve ounces of the orange put four ounces of pippen Jelly. take as much double refin'd sugar, well beat, as the Oranges, Lemon, & all comes to by weight. put the sugar into a Skillet & as much water as will just wet it. boyl it up to a Candy. take it off the fire & put in all your pulp. let it be just scalding hot, but not boyl besure to continue to stir it. take it off the fire & let it stand 'till almost cold. put them in little flat glasses, before the fire to dry, & when the top is dry, turn them on bits of glass & dry the bottoms. Mrs Roberts. 
Pippen Jelly.
Take Eight John Apples. pare and quarter them, but not core them, cut off the tops and bottoms, and lay them in a quart of water.. let it boyl 'till it comes to a Pint. Mrs Roberts.
Orange Cheese Cakes
Grate the Peel of one Orange, take six ounces of sugar & six of Butter and the yolks of six Eggs, mix them well together & beat them very well with a spoon. -- The orange & sugar should be mixed a little together before the other ingredients are added.
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24 Orange Cakes. Take about twelve oranges, grate off the peel of six into the Juice of two lemons, boyl the oranges 'till they are tender. take out all the inside & pulp it throw a sieve, & to twelve ounces of the orange put four ounces of pippen Jelly. take as much double refin'd sugar, well beat, as the Oranges, Lemon, & all comes to by weight. put the sugar into a Skillet & as much water as will just wet it. boyl it up to a Candy. take it off the fire & put in all your pulp. let it be just scalding hot, but not boyl besure to continue to stir it. take it off the fire & let it stand 'till almost cold. put them in little flat glasses, before the fire to dry, & when the top is dry, turn them on bits of glass & dry the bottoms. Mrs Roberts. Pippen Jelly. Take Eight John Apples. pare and quarter them, but not core them, cut off the tops and bottoms, and lay them in a quart of water.. let it boyl 'till it comes to a Pint. Mrs Roberts. Orange Cheese Cakes Grate the Peel of one Orange, take six ounces of sugar & six of Butter and the yolks of six Eggs, mix them well together & beat them very well with a spoon. -- The orange & sugar should be mixed a little together before the other ingredients are added. High-[Leigh?]