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Lemon Drops

Strain the juice of three or four large lemons into a bowl, then mix powdered loaf sugar with it until it is quite thick. Put it into a pan, and let it boil for five minutes, stirring it constantly. Drop it from the end of a spoon upon writing-paper, and when cold, keep the drops in tin canisters until wanted for use. Or, take two ounces of powdered loaf sugar, mix with them the grated rind of three large lemons, and half a tea-spoonful of fine flour. Whisk the white of an egg thoroughly. Work it up with the other ingredients to a light paste, then place it in drops upon a sheet of writing-paper, and dry before the fire until the drops are quite hard. Time, half an hour to prepare. Probable cost, 1d. per ounce.