Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-12-23
RECIPES, &C.
Receipts for Christnas.

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Old ENGLISH CHRISTMAS PLrM puDpISo.
TO make what is termed pound pua-
ding, take of raisins well stoned; currants
thoroughly washed. one pound each; chop
pound of suet very finely and mix with them:
add n quarter of pound Of -four, or bread
very finely crumblel, three ounees of sugar,
one ounce and half of grated lemon.peel,
n blade of mace, half small nutmeg. one
teaspoonfull of ginger, half dozen eggs
well beaten work it well together, put 1t
into a cloth, tie it firmly, allowing room to
swell, and boil not less than seven hours. L.
should not be suffered to stop boiling.
A Coon CHRISTMAS PrpDrNG.-One pound
of -four, two pounds of suet, one pound Of
currants, ore pound of plulns, eight eggs,
two ounces of canhied peel, almonds and
mixed spices according to taste. Boil gently
for seven hours.
MINCE Pies. Take pound of beef, free
from skin and strings. anG chop 1t very fine;
then two pounds of suet which likewise
pick and chop; then add three pounds Of
currants. nicely cleaned and perfectly dry,
one pouM and a half of apples, the peel and
juice of n lemon, half pint of sweet wine,
half nutmeg, and II few cloves and msce,
with pimento in fine powder; have citron.
orange. and lemon peel ready, and put some
IN each Of the pics when made.
MtNcE MEAT-Six pounds of currants,
three pounds ot rasins stoned, three pounds
Of apples chopped fine four pounds of suet,
two nOundsOf sugar. two pounds OF beef.
the peel and Juice Of two lemons. a pint ot
sweet wine, u quarter Of pint Of brandy,
half an ounce of mixed spice. Press the
whole into a deep pan when well mixed.
LITTLE Plum CAKES TO KEEP LONE
Dry one ponnd of -four. and mix with six
ounces of fqely.pounded sugar; beat six
ounces of butter to cream, and add tu
three eggs wrll.heatcn. half pound OF cur.
rants washed and nicely Cried, aud the flour
and sugar; beat all tor some time, then
dredge hous on tin plates, and drop the bat
ter on them the size of n walnut. If proper.
~ mixed, it will be stiif paste Bake in q
brisk oven.
| QUEEN CAKH.-Mix one pound Of dried
! flour, the same of siftcd sugar and of washed
currants; wash one pound of butter in rose
water, beat Il well, then mix with it eight
eggs, yoiks and whites heaten separately.
and put III the dry ingredients by degrees;
/ beat the whole an hour; butter little tins.
/ tcacnps. or sauccrs, filing them only half
! full slit little fine sugar over just US you
put them into the oven.
E.a SAND CAKE.-i5eat one pound ofhntter To
a cream, adding gradually quarter Of u
! pound of siitcd sugar, beating both together;
! have ready the y"il,s of viRhtceu eggs. and
the whites of ten, beaten separately; mix in
the whites first, and then the yolks, and
beat the whole for ten minutes add two
grated nutmeg, one pnlud and hall OF
flour, and mix them very gradually with the
Other ingredients when the oven is ready,
beat in three ounces ofpicked carravay seeds
LEMON CAKE.-Best six eggs, the yolka
and whites separately, till in II solid iroth;
add 20 the y0lks the grated rind of n fine
lemon and six ounces ot sugar dried and
siIted beat this quarter of an hour; shake
in with tue left hand slX ounces of driCl i
flour: then add the whites of the eggs and
the Juice of the lemon; when these are well
beaten in, put it immediately into tins, and
bake it about un hour in moderately hot
oven.-- GeymdntONn Tel. ..