The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie

A great Victorian hostess's private recipe collection, gathered from the cooks, ambassadors and country houses of a lifetime — never meant for publication, and published after her death exactly as she kept it, attributions and all.

Confectionery

3 recipes in this part of The Cookery Book of Lady Clark.

Preserved Fruits (See also Sweet Dishes)

(See also Sweet Dishes.) For "Mishmash," the Eastern name for apricots preserved whole, use the finest French apricots from Covent Garden…

Preserved Fruits (Lb of fruit add a teaspoonful)

¼ lb. of fruit add a teaspoonful of honey. Serve in a trifle dish, and cover with plain cream. (Cranberry juice is a febrifuge.)…

Preserved Fruits (Then drain off the syrup add)

Then drain off the syrup, add to it the remaining lumps of sugar, and skim it. When the syrup is sufficiently clear put in the slices of…

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