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Mary Carnegie and Susan Gillespie cookbook, 1804-1905

Page 42

42   Milk Punch by Mrs.[Nadon?]-
3 quarts of Brandy - 5 Quarts of water
with 3 pounds of Sugar - 6 nut-megs
and 18 Lemons - Pare the Lemons and
put the rinds with the Juice to the
other ingredients - and let it stand 2
days and nights - then put to it a
pint and a half (English measure) of
new milk boiled, let it stand an hour
pour it through a flannel Bag till
it is quite clear and fine, then bottle
it - it will drink immediately or will
keep a year - 
Shamoy Leather is the best filtorer
first washed in Spirits - 
Short Bread    by Miss E. C. 
12 Ounces of fine sifted flour
7 Ounces of Salted Butter
3 Ounces of fine Sugar grated
2 Ounces of Orange Juice
half melt the Butter, mix it and your Sugar
with your hand into a froth in the middle
of your flour then add the orange juice and
flour by degrees and cut it out into cakes
when a smooth paste -

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42 Milk Punch by Mrs.[Nadon?]- 3 quarts of Brandy - 5 Quarts of water with 3 pounds of Sugar - 6 nut-megs and 18 Lemons - Pare the Lemons and put the rinds with the Juice to the other ingredients - and let it stand 2 days and nights - then put to it a pint and a half (English measure) of new milk boiled, let it stand an hour pour it through a flannel Bag till it is quite clear and fine, then bottle it - it will drink immediately or will keep a year - Shamoy Leather is the best filtorer first washed in Spirits - Short Bread by Miss E. C. 12 Ounces of fine sifted flour 7 Ounces of Salted Butter 3 Ounces of fine Sugar grated 2 Ounces of Orange Juice half melt the Butter, mix it and your Sugar with your hand into a froth in the middle of your flour then add the orange juice and flour by degrees and cut it out into cakes when a smooth paste -