The Cook Book by “Oscar” of the Waldorf

Three thousand recipes from the maitre d'hotel of the Waldorf — the hotel kitchen that taught Gilded Age America how to dine, from beef tea to watermelon with champagne.

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English Rock

Put seven pounds of moist sugar and one quart of water into a sugar-boiler, boil it to the crack, turn it out onto an oiled slab, and spread over and work in thoroughly four pounds of sweet almonds, not blanched, form the mass into a roll, and let it get cool. Cut it into slices about one-half inch in thickness, and when perfectly cold it should be packed away in tins.

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