Ingredients
- three ounces of orange-flowers
- a pint of water the half of the white of an egg
- three quarters of a pint of water the half of the white of an egg
- two sweetmeats
- one white mass in the pan
- three parts boiled before you add the orange-flowers
Directions
Beat in three quarters of a pint of water the half of the white of an egg, and pour it on two
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pounds of sugar broken in lumps. When it has stood a short time, put it on a clear fire, and let it boil up a few minutes, then set it aside till the scum has subsided, clear it ofi^, and boil the syrup till it is very thick, then add by degrees the petals of three ounces of orange-flowers. Stir the syrup till it becomes candy and rises in one white mass in the pan, and then pour it into paper cases, or drop it on dishes. The syrup must be three parts boiled before you add the orange-flowers, or they will turn brown. Lemon- peel grated may be added, carefully sprinkled over it, or it will be in a mass. Cocoa-nut may be grated and added in the same way, and almonds pounded, or pistachio nuts, which, from their colour, contrast well.