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THE CHINESE COOK BOOK

ALMOND CAKE


HON

YUN

BUEN

1 pound flour
½ pound sugar
½ pound lard
5 eggs
¼ teaspoonful alkaline solution

(a) Mix the flour, sugar, lard, eggs, and solution well on a suitable board. Add a little quantity of lard at a time until every particle of flour will contain an equal amount of each substance.

(b) Make into a cake of any desired size. In the center of each place an almond.

(c) Put into a suitable pan and bake in the oven until nicely browned. The length of time depends on the temperature of the oven and the amount of cake.