[Sca-cooks] back to food by request
Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius
adamantius.magister at verizon.net
Wed May 31 14:02:31 PDT 2006
On May 31, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Martha Oser wrote:
> All righty, here's a question I've been wanting to ask...
>
> I'm looking for a period cake recipe that includes almonds, honey,
> flour,
> butter and eggs. The modern recipe that's inspiring me also has
> sour cream
> in it (period?) and baking soda (not period, right?).
>
> Anyone have anything that will fit the bill?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> -Helena
Hmmm. That combination in a cake? Maybe something Islamic...
But Kenelm Digby has this one, which sort of comes close to what
you're talking about:
> Take four quarts of fine flower, two pound and half of butter,
> three quarters of a pound of Sugar, four Nutmegs; a little Mace; a
> pound of Almonds finely beaten, half a pint of Sack, a pint of good
> Ale-yest, a pint of boiled Cream, twelve yolks, and four whites of
> Eggs; four pound of Currants. When you have wrought all these into
> a very fine past, let it be kept warm before the fire half an hour,
> before you set it into the oven. If you please, you may out into
> it, two pound of Raisins of the Sun stoned and quartered. Let your
> oven be of a temperate heat, and let your Cake stand therein two
> hours and a half, before you Ice it; and afterwards only to harden
> the Ice. The Ice for this Cake is made thus: Take the whites of
> three new laid Eggs, and three quarters of a pound of fine Sugar
> finely beaten; beat it well together with the whites of the Eggs,
> and ice the Cake. If you please you may add a little Musk or
> Ambergreece.
I believe the other day I mentioned having made a cake subtlety in
the shape of a ship. This was the cake recipe. IIRC, I used Digby's
original quantities. The only difference was that I covered it with a
thin layer of marzipan before decorating it.
Adamantius
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