Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Lord Mayor’s Cakes
From The encyclopædia of practical cookery, 1890
Serves 10
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- eight eggs
- lib. of caster sugar
- lib. of flour
- a few caraway-seeds
Method
Beat eggs and sugar together in a basin set in hot water for fifteen minutes until thick.
Add flour and caraway seeds.
Use a biscuit-bag to drop spoonfuls onto paper, sprinkle with sugar, and bake in a hot oven.
Stick cakes together with egg and sugar when done.
Nutrition per serving
400Calories
10 gProtein
81 gCarbs
5 gFat
Estimated from matched ingredients across 10 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from The encyclopædia of practical cookery (1890) by Theodore Francis Garrett, page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Lord Mayor’s Cakes.— Beat together for fifteen minutes in a basin set in a larger basin of hot water eight eggs and lib. of caster sugar ; when quite thick, add lib. of flour and sprinkle in a few caraway-seeds
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