To Make Almond-paste Recipe

Lay a Pound of Almonds all Night in Water, and warm some Water the

next Day to make them blanch, and then beat them very fine with

Rose-Water; and to a Pound of Almonds take a Pound and a Quarter of

fine Sugar; wet it with Water, boil it to a Candy Height, and then

put to your Almonds three Spoonfuls of Rose-Water, mix it, and put

it to the Candy; set it over the Fire 'till it is scalding hot, then

put in the Juice of a Lemmon and the Rind grated; stir it over the

Fire, and then drop it on Glass or clean Boards: Put it in a hot

Stove; twelve Hours will dry it; then turn it, and dry it the other

Side.

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