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roll in the residue of shortening in ten or twelve rollings -- bake quick.
No. 8. Rub in one and an half pound of suet to six pounds of flour, and a
spoonful of salt, wet with cream, roll in, in six or eight times, two and an
half pounds of butter -- good for a chicken or meat pie.
Royal Paste.
No. 9. Rub half a pound of butter into 1 pound of flour, four whites beat to a
foam, add two yolks, two ounces of fine sugar; roll often, rubbing one third,
and rolling two thirds of the butter is best; excellent for tarts and apple
cakes.
PUDDINGS.
A Rice Pudding.
One quarter of a pound rice, a stick of cinnamon, to a quart of milk (stired
often to keep from burning) and boil quick, cool and add half a nutmeg, 4 spoons
rose-water, 8 eggs; butter or puff paste a dish and pour the above composition
into it, and bake one and an half hour.
No. 2. Boil 6 ounces rice in a quart milk, on a slow fire 'till tender, stir in
one pound butter, interim beet 14 eggs, add to the pudding when cold with sugar,
salt, rose-water and spices to your taste, adding raisins or currents, baked as
No. 1.
No. 3. Eight spoons rice boiled in two quarts milk, when cooled add 8 eggs, 6
ounces butter, wine, sugar and spices, bake 2 hours.
No. 4. Boil in water half pound ground rice till soft, add 2 quarts milk and
scald, cool and add 8 eggs, 6 ounces butter, 1 pound raisins, salt, cinnamon and
a small nutmeg, bake 2 hours.
No. 5. A cheap one, half pint rice, 2 quarts milk,
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