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SNOW-CAKE
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SNOW-CAKE

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Ingredients

  • 6 eggs

Directions

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(_A genuine Scotch Recipe_.)

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1778. INGREDIENTS.--1 lb. of arrowroot, 1/2 lb. of pounded white sugar, 1/2 lb. of butter, the whites of 6 eggs; flavouring to taste, of essence of almonds, or vanilla, or lemon.

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_Mode_.--Beat the butter to a cream; stir in the sugar and arrowroot gradually, at the same time beating the mixture. Whisk the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, add them to the other ingredients, and beat well for 20 minutes. Put in whichever of the above flavourings may be preferred; pour the cake into a buttered mould or tin and bake it in a moderate oven from 1 to 1-1/2 hour.

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_Time_.--1 to 1-1/2 hour.

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_Average cost_, with the best Bermuda arrowroot, 4s. 6d.; with St. Vincent ditto, 2s. 9d.

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_Sufficient_ to make a moderate-sized cake. _Seasonable_ at any time.

By Isabella Beeton · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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