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Paul Richards' book of breads, cakes, pastries, ices and sweetmeats

1907

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Presented as published in 1907. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
The commercial article differs greatly in qual- ity. The best is equal to the home-made article. The cheapest is an uncertain mush, seasoned with spices. The best tart apples, good beef suet and meat and a good quality of spices should be used. peel), preparing it in the manner given in the chapters on Preserved Fruits. I give here a recipe for a large quantity of mince meat, which may be reduced to one-half or one-fourth for smaller quantities: Take five pounds of lean beef, boil, and when cold, chop fine; Five pounds of suet clear of strings and chopped fine; Two bushels of apples, peeled, cored and chopped fine; Five pounds of seeded raisins. Four pounds of orange peel. Four pounds of citron peel cut up fine, Ten pounds of currants. Five pounds of Sultanas. Mix these with twenty pounds of brown sugar. One quart of brandy and One quart of sherry. Four gallons of cider, One pound of mixed spices — mace, cloves, aut- meg, ginger and cinnamon, One ounce of salt. One ounce of pepperMince Pie. Put into a whiskey barrel, or in a couple of very large jars and keep in a cold place. When making pies add a little more liquor if necessary. 172.— FRUIT TARTLETS. All the fruit and cream fillings given in former recipes may be used for tart fillings; also the fruit jams and jellies. Take tart paste or puff paste; roll out in a sheet about one-eighth of an inch in thicknessFruit Tartlets. 'With a scalloped cutter cut out rounds a little large* than the top of the tart tins; put in the greased tins; press it well on the-sides with a piece of stifi paste; put in the filling and bake. A quicker way to line the tart molds is to sot the greased tart forms on the table; roll out a sheet of the paste and lay it over the tins. With a round ball of paste press the other paste in the tins and cut off the surplus paste, pressing through with the hands. Set the forms on a pan, fill and bake. The fruit tarts may be decorated with meringue or whipped cream as fancy dictates. 173.— MAZARINE OR MASERENE TAR rS NO. I. Four ounces of almond paste, eight ounc>.s of sugar, one ounce of flour, four eggs. 174,— MAZARINE TART NO. 2. Four ounces of ground almonds, four ounces of PAUL RICHARDS' BOOK OF BREADS, CAKES, PASTRIES, ICES AND SWEETMEATS. 21 cake crumbs, ten ounces of sugar, two eggs, little half with apple marmalade and the remaining milk, two drops of bitter almond extract, the space with the custard, then bake, grated rind of one lemon. 182.— CHELSEA TARTS. 175.— MAZARINE TART NO. 3. RqH out pufE paste about one-quarter of an inch Four ounces of almond paste, four ounces of thick; cut in rounds three inches in diameter; sugar, two ounces of butter, three eggs, two ^^ash with water and place in the center of each ounces of crumbs, the grated rind of one lemon, round some firm apple marmalade. Fold up the a little milk. sides and pinch together in the shape of a three 176.— MAZARINE TART NO. 4. cornered hat; egg wash the sides and bake to a Eight ounces of almond paste, eight ounces of nice color. When done, place a little bright sugar, two ounces of butter, one ounce of flour, colored currant jelly on the marmalade and deco- three yolks, three whole eggs; cinnamon and rate the sides with Royal icing, lemon flavor. 183.— MACAROON TARTS. Mix the ingredients into a soft paste, fill into the prepare a short paste as for No. 179. Roll out patty tins lined with tart paste or puff paste, put j^ q^^J^gJ ^j ^^ j^^.^ t^ick and cut in scalloped a cross of strips of the same paste on top, (or use ^^^^^^ ^^^ and one-half inches in diameter. Place four split half almonds to form a cross). Bake in ^^^^ rounds on greased baking pans a little apart, medium heat. Take a pastry bag and star tube, fill with a firm Ice with a vanilla water icing when done. macaroon paste and make a border around the Mazarine Tart No. 1