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Almond Cakes

(Pithiviers.) This French town is as celebrated for its almond cakes as Basle is for honey cakes. Travellers ask for them, but can rarely obtain a recipe for either. Blanch and pound 8 ounces sweet almonds and 1 ounce bitter almonds, add 6 tablespoonfuls of sugar, and 8 eggs well beaten, 6 tablespoonfuls of dry flour, and the zest or rind of a lemon. Add 1/2 pound of butter, and stir all lightly. Pour into small buttered tins and let it rise before baking, covered with paper, for 1/2 hour.