Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | February 19, 2026

Four Pounds Butter-A Taste of Hearth Cooking

For the 1788 receipt (recipe) Nun's Cake take four pounds of butter, beat it with your hand till it is fine as cream.  What is pictured is two pounds of butter as the full receipt was prepared in two different bowls.

For the 1788 receipt (recipe) Nun’s Cake take four pounds of butter, beat it with your hand till it is fine as cream.  What is pictured is two pounds of butter as the full receipt was prepared in two different bowls.

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