CHAPTER VIII 

 ADDITIONAL RECEIPTS 



DR. TWIN'S ALMOND MILK. Boil two quarts of water, 

 then let it stand till it is clear; put in Strawberry Plants, 

 both Leaf and Roots, and Violet Leaves, of each a large 

 handful and a large Root of Sorrel, let them all be well 

 wash'd ; put in two ounces of Raisins of the Sun ston'd and 

 a crust of white Bread. Boil all these with fifty Almonds 

 blanched and beaten ; draw an Almond Milk, sweetened with 

 Sugar to your Palate. From The Receipt Book of John Nott, 

 Cook to the Duke of Bolton, 1723. 



To MAKE LEACH OF ALMONDS. Take halfe a pound of 

 Sweete Almondes, and beat them in a mortar : then straine 

 them with a pinte of sweet milke from the cow : then put 

 to it one graine of musk, two spoonfuls of Rose-water, two 

 ounces of fine Sugar, the weight of three whole shillings of 

 Isinglasse that is very white, and so boyle them : then let 

 all run thorow a strainer then may you slice the same and 

 so serve it. Sir Hugh Platt, Delights for Ladies, 1594. 



BALLS FOR LENT. Grate white bread, nutmeg, salt, 

 shred parsley, a very little thyme, and a little orange or 

 lemon-peel cut small ; make them up into balls with beaten 

 eggs, or you may add a spoonful of Cream; and roll them 

 up in flour, and fry them. E. Smith, The Compleat 

 Housewife, 1736. 



TO MAKE BISCUITS OF RED BEET-ROOTS I FROM THE 



SAME; CALL'D THE CRIMSON BISCUIT. Take the Roots of 

 Red Beets, and boil them tender, clean them and beat them 



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