SC - BLOMAETH HØNS

[Sue Clemenger]

And it came to pass on 3 Sep 00,, that Luanne Cupp Bartholomew wrote:

> > ... put these things into the Creame, temper all together. Then
> > put thereto your flower. So make your cakes. The paste will be
> > very short;therefore make them very little. Lay paper under them.
> 
> Maybe this is naive of me, but are we sure these are cooked a second time?
> The recipe does not seem to mention it.
> 
> Irmele von Grunsberg
> (Luanne Bartholomew)

Although it does not mention a second baking, period recipes often 
leave out what we would consider essential directions.  Without a 
second baking, what you have there is a batch of dough.  The other clue 
that makes me believe it is baked is the mention of papers underneath 
the cakes.  This is a technique that I have seen in other late-period 
recipes for small, delicate baked goods.  The pieces of paper are used 
underneath the cakes in the oven, in lieu of a baking sheet.


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