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Take twelve eggs, leaving out half the whites; beat the yolks by

themselves till they look white; put to them by degrees one pound of

fine sifted sugar; put in, by a spoonful at a time, three quarters of a

pound of fine flour, well dried and sifted, with the whites of the eggs

well beaten, and continue this till all the flour and the whites are in.

Then beat very fine half a pound of fine almonds, with sack and brandy,

to prevent their oiling; stir them into the cake. Bake it three quarters

of an hour. Ratafia cake is made in the same manner, only keep out two

ounces of the almonds, and put in their stead two of apricot kernels; if

you have none, use bitter almonds.

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