Almond Cheesecakes

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb sweet almonds
• 4 bitter ones
• 3 eggs
• 2 oz butter
• the rind of 1/4 lemon
• 1 tablespoonful lemon-juice
• 3 oz sugar

Instructions

1. Blanch and pound the almonds smoothly in a mortar, with a little rose- or spring-water;
2. stir in the eggs, which should be well beaten, and the butter, which should be warmed;
3. add the grated lemon-peel and -juice, sweeten, and stir well until the whole is thoroughly mixed.
4. Line some pattypans with puff-paste, put in the mixture, and bake for 20 minutes, or rather less in a quick oven.