Citron Cake
571. One pound of butter,
One pound of sugar,
One pound of flour,
One pound of citron,
Ten eggs,
Half a gill of brandy,
One tea spoonful of grated nutmeg,
One tea spoonful of cinnamon.
Grate the nutmeg, slice the citron in very thin narrow strips about half an inch long, and flour it. Beat the butter and sugar to a cream, whisk the eggs very light, and stir them in with the flour, brandy, and spices. Beat the whole for several minutes; then stir in the citron. Line your pans with several thicknesses of paper, well buttered, pour in the mixture and bake them in a slow oven. When cold ice them.