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boiling, and slice into it a penny white loaf. Add to it eight ounces of
blanched almonds beaten fine, two spoonfuls of white rose-water, the yolks of
six eggs, a glass of sack, a little salt, six ounces of candied lemon and citron
sliced thin, a pound of beef marrow shred fine, and half a pound of currants.
Mix all together, and put it into a dish rubbed with butter. Half an hour will
bake it; when enough, dust on some sugar, and serve it up hot.
A Rice Pudding.
Beat half a pound of rice to powder. Set it with three pints of new milk upon
the fire, let it boil well, and when it grows almost cold, put to it eight eggs
well beaten, and half a pound of suet or butter, half a pound of sugar, and a
sufficient quantity of cinnamon, nutmeg, and mace. Half an hour will bake it.
You may add a few currants; candied lemon, citron peel, or other sweet-meats;
and lay a puff-paste first all over the sides and rim of the dish.
A Poor Man's Pudding.
Take some stale bread; pour over it some hot water till it is well soaked; then
press out the water, and wash the bread; add some powdered ginger, nutmeg
grated, and a little
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