Sweetmeat Fritters Recipe

If chronicles may be believed,

So loved the pamper'd gallant lived,

That with the nuns he always dined

On rarities of every kind;

Then hoards, occasionally varied,

Of biscuits, _sweetmeats_, nuts, and fruits.

Cut small any sort of candied fruit, and heat it with a bit of fresh

butter, some good milk, and a little grated lemon-peel; when quite hot,

stir in enough of flour to make it into a stiff paste; take it off the

fire, and work in eight or ten eggs, two at a time. When cold, form the

fritters, fry, and serve them with pounded loaf sugar strewed over them.