A committee of ladies collected the receipts; the editor of the Manual of Domestic Economy arranged them — British cookery and household management, c.1864.

Adelaide Puddings

2 pages in this part of The British Cookery Book.

Adelaide Puddings (Fork Put a lump of butter some)

fork. Put a lump of butter, some sugar, four or five eggs; whip the whites, flavour it with bitter almonds, do not make it too soft. Butter…

Adelaide Puddings (Beat the yolks of eight eggs)

939. Beat the yolks of eight eggs and whites of two, and mix with six ounces of lump sugar and six ounces of butter just melted; butter…

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