Cheesecakes
Origin: London, England
Source: Anonymous, 1846
Ingredients
- 4 ounces butter
- 4 ounces loaf-sugar
- 3 lemons
- 3 eggs
- nutmeg
- 1 spoonful brandy
- light puff paste
Instructions
- Warm the butter and mix it with the sifted loaf-sugar. Grate in the rind of three lemons and squeeze in the juice of one. Add the well-beaten eggs, a little nutmeg, and a spoonful of brandy, stirring to combine. Put this mixture into small tins lined with light puff paste and bake until golden.