—Peel and pound in a mortar a quarter of a pound of sweet almonds the same as for [No. 1207], then transfer it to a vessel; add twelve ounces of powdered sugar, the white of one egg, and a teaspoonful of orange-flower water; then with the spatula mix well together for five minutes. Slide down a tube (No. 2) into the pastry bag ([No. 1079]), pour the preparation into it. Have two pastry baking-pans ready, with a sheet of brown paper laid over each pan; then carefully press the preparation down, making small forms half an inch long by a quarter of an inch wide, keeping them half an inch distant from one another; when done and all laid in the pans, stand them in a dry place for twenty-four hours. Return the pans to a table, and then with a sharp pointed knife carefully make a light incision lengthwise—on top of each—right in the centre, being very careful to cut the crust only. Place the pans in a very slow oven to bake for twenty minutes. Remove from out the oven, lay them on a table, and cool for one hour.
Sufficiently moisten a part of a table to lay the two papers on with the cakes, one beside another, then lift each paper from the pan and lay them over the wet table, and let rest for two minutes. Now detach the macaroons from the papers, place them in a tin box or glass jar, and serve whenever desired.
1504. Macaroon Soufflée à la Mrs. Judge Martine.
—Have ready half a pound of sound, freshly cracked walnuts, carefully peel them with a thin knife, then slice them very fine, place in a vessel, with four ounces of powdered sugar and the white of one fresh egg, mix well together with the spatula for three minutes. Transfer the whole to a pastry baking-pan, equally spread it over with a knife, one inch thick, place it in a slow oven to dry for fifteen minutes. Take from out the oven, lay the pan on a table, and let cool off for twenty-five minutes. Then lift up the paste and return it into the vessel, add to it twelve ounces of powdered sugar and the whites of two fresh eggs. Beat the whole well together for fifteen minutes. Arrange a tube (No. 3) in the pastry-bag ([No. 1079]). Have two pastry baking-pans, with a sheet of paper laid over each; then gently press the preparation down over each paper, giving round forms the shape of twenty-five-cent pieces. When finished, range the pans in a moderate oven to bake for twenty minutes. Remove from the oven, lay them on a table, and let cool for thirty minutes; wet part of a table the size of the two papers, lay the papers over it, one beside another, let rest for two minutes. Lift the macaroons up, place them in a tin box, and serve when desired.
1505. Cakes à la Mme. Carnot.
—Crack into a basin six whole, fresh, raw eggs, add half a pound of powdered sugar, thoroughly mix with a wire whip for two minutes. Then place the basin on the hot range, and sharply beat for ten minutes; remove from the range, lay it on a table, and continually beat it for five minutes more; take up the whip, then with a skimmer mix in half a pound of well-sifted flour, six ounces of peeled and lightly toasted sweet almonds, two ounces of pistache (also lightly toasted), and a teaspoonful of cinnamon; thoroughly mix the whole for five minutes; now mix in two and half ounces of melted cocoa for two minutes. Lightly butter a pastry baking-pan. Transfer the paste on a part of a slightly floured table, separate it into three equal parts, then with the hands roll out each piece to eight inches long by two inches thick; place them in the pan, moisten their surfaces with a beaten egg, then place them in a brisk oven to bake for fifteen minutes. Remove from out the oven, let thoroughly cool off for one hour. Prepare the following glaze: pour into a small bowl a gill of cold water, with six ounces of extra fine sugar; beat well together for five minutes, then add one ounce of melted cocoa; mix well for two minutes longer. Evenly divide this glaze over the three cakes, and with a knife gently spread it over their surfaces; then allow to dry for thirty minutes. Cut each cake crosswise into slices half an inch thick. Place them in a glass jar, and serve whenever desired.
1506. Cakes à la Dougherty.
—Place in a bowl ten ounces of well-sifted flour. Crack in four whole, raw, fresh eggs, season with a saltspoonful of salt, and then gradually pour in one quart of cold milk; mix well with a spatula for five minutes, then strain the preparation through a sieve into a vessel. Lightly butter a frying-pan, then place it on the hot range; and when the pan is hot, drop into it half a gill of the preparation; cook for two minutes, turn it over with a cake-turner, and cook the other side for two minutes. Take the cake from off the pan, and dip each side into melted butter, and then dip again in four ounces of powdered sugar mixed with a teaspoonful of ground cinnamon; gently roll it into a French-pancake shape, lay it on a hot dessert-dish with a folded napkin over it; leave the dish on the corner of the range to keep warm, and then proceed with seventeen more in exactly the same manner, keeping the cakes covered with a warm napkin while the process of cooking the cakes is going on. Remove the napkin, and then send to the table.
1507. Cakes à la Mrs. Russell.
—Place in a vessel half a pound of well-washed butter, with half a pound of powdered sugar, and with the hand thoroughly knead for fully fifteen minutes; then crack in a whole raw egg, sharply knead for two minutes, crack in another, again kneading for two minutes, and another one, kneading the same; then add a saltspoonful of powdered cinnamon and a gill of sweet cream; sharply knead for one minute. Add now twelve ounces of well-sifted flour, slowly and carefully incorporate it with the rest for five minutes.