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Rice-flour Cookies

A historical recipe from Common Sense in the Household, by Marion Harland (1880).

A historical recipe

Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery, by Marion Harland (1880). Project Gutenberg eBook #48804.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From Common Sense in the Household, by Marion Harland (1880). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #48804 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48804). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. ½ lb.
  2. ground rice.
  3. 1 lb.
  4. rice-flour, dried and sifted.
  5. 1 lb.
  6. powdered sugar.
  7. ½ lb.
  8. butter.
  9. 4 eggs.
  10. Juice and half the grated rind of a lemon.
  11. 1 tablespoonful orange-flower water.
  12. Beat yolks and whites very light;
  13. then put the sugar with the yolks.
  14. Beat ten minutes, add the orange-flower water and lemon;
  15. lastly, the flour and whites alternately.
  16. Beat the mixture half an hour.
  17. Bake immediately in patty-pans.
  18. Eat while fresh.