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Mary Carnegie and Susan Gillespie cookbook, 1804-1905

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nutmeg - Fry them very nicely with a
little Butter and strew grated Sugar over
them - put them upon an [illegible] turned
down in another dish - 
Ginger Bread Loaf -   Mrs. Cary
1 Lib of Treacle 1 1/3 Ounce of Carroway
Seeds, do of Coriander half  a pound of
Butter half a pound of coarse Sugar -
half a pound of flour - 4 eggs 2 table-
- spoonfuls of yeast the size of a nutmeg
of Potash well worked, The Butter worked
to a Cream and the Eggs well Beat - the
Ingredients mixed by degrees -
Mock Ginger - - - - by ditto
Take some Melons pare and cut them 
into narrow thinnish pieces about an
Inch long put them into fresh water
and allow them to remain 8 days - changing
the water daily - then put in a little
pounded Allum amongst the water and
let it stay 2 days longer then take the
same weight of Sugar as if [illegible] - Clarify it
put in the Melons with as much Essence
of Ginger as will flavor them Strongly boil

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46 nutmeg - Fry them very nicely with a little Butter and strew grated Sugar over them - put them upon an [illegible] turned down in another dish - Ginger Bread Loaf - Mrs. Cary 1 Lib of Treacle 1 1/3 Ounce of Carroway Seeds, do of Coriander half a pound of Butter half a pound of coarse Sugar - half a pound of flour - 4 eggs 2 table- - spoonfuls of yeast the size of a nutmeg of Potash well worked, The Butter worked to a Cream and the Eggs well Beat - the Ingredients mixed by degrees - Mock Ginger - - - - by ditto Take some Melons pare and cut them into narrow thinnish pieces about an Inch long put them into fresh water and allow them to remain 8 days - changing the water daily - then put in a little pounded Allum amongst the water and let it stay 2 days longer then take the same weight of Sugar as if [illegible] - Clarify it put in the Melons with as much Essence of Ginger as will flavor them Strongly boil