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1890

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Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
(5) Bruise well loz. of stick liquorice, 2 drachms of mace, and 7jlb. of stick Cinnamon ; put them into a jar or large bottle, pour on to them 3qts. of the best French brandy, and cover the jar closely. Let the infusion stand for some days before filtering it. Put 41b. of sugar into 31 pints of cold water; when the sugar is completely dissolved pour the sugar and water into the brandy and spice. Stir it well in order to mix all thoroughly together. Strain it, then pour it into bottles, and cork them well. Cinnamon Lozenges. (1) Sift the required quantity of finely- crushed loaf sugar on to a slab, make a hollow in the centre, and pour in sufficient dissolved gum arabic to form a stiff paste (lib. of gum is dissolved in 1 pint of water). Add a flavouring of powdered Cinnamon and a few drops of essential oil of Cinnamon, colour with coffee colouring, roll the paste out on the slab, dusting frequently to prevent its sticking ; when about gin. in thickness sprinkle the surface with starch-powder and sugar, and smooth it with the palm of the hand. Cut out the shapes, put them on boards or wooden trays, and set them on the stove or hot closet to dry. Pack in boxes, and use as required. (2) Sift 141b. of crushed loaf sugar on to a slab or table and make a bay in the centre. Soak 4oz. of gelatine in water. Put lflb. of glucose in a sugar-pan on the fire, bring it slowly to the boil, remove from the fire, add the soaked gelatine, and stir well until dissolved; pour this into the bay of the sugar, add Cinnamon flavouring and orange colouring to fancy, and form it into a paste. Boll it out, cut it into shapes, dust with corn-starch, dry in the hot closet, and pack away in boxes. Cinnamon Sauce. Take a stick of Cinnamon, break it up into small pieces, and put it into a pan with 3oz. of sugar and a little more than 1 pint of water ; put this on the fire, and after it has boiled up once, skim and strain it into a basin. Mix a little arrowroot or potato-flourCinnamon Sauce with a little cold water, put it into the pan, and take out the Cinnamon. Boil it once more, and it is ready for use. It may be prepared without the arrowroot or potato-flour. Cinnamon Star Cakes. — (1) Whisk the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth and mix with (jib. of caster sugar, the grated peel of half a lemon, and a small quantity of powdered Cinna- mon. Pound in their skins Jib. of sweet almonds, with a small quantity of brandy ; then incorporate them with the above mixture. When well mixed, put the paste on a floured table, roll it out as thinly as possible, and with a small star-shaped tin cutter stamp out cakes. Butter a baking-tin, arrange the cakes on it a short distance from each other, brush them over with a paste-brush dipped in beaten egg, and bake them in a slow oven. When cooked, pass the blade of a knife between the cakes and the baking-tin, take them off, and lay them on a dish until cold. (2) Pound 4oz. of almonds in their skins ; beat the yolks of four eggs with the whites of two, and mix with them 11b. of caster sugar, continuing the beating for some time. Mix the pounded almonds with the eggs, 11b. of fine flour, the grated For details respecting Culinary Processes, Utensils, Sauces, Ac., referred to, see under their special heads 392 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL COOKERY. Cinnamon — continued. Cinnamon Cakes