This section is from the book "The White Ribbon Cook Book", by Kathryn Armstrong. Also available from Amazon: The White Ribbon Cook Book.
Three tablespoonfuls potato flour, 1 pint new milk, 2 whole eggs, yolks of 4 eggs, a pat of very fresh butter, powdered white sugar to taste, a few drops essence of almonds, bread-crumbs.
Make a smooth paste with the flour and a part of the milk; then gradually add the remainder of the milk, the eggs and yolks, the butter, white sugar to taste, and essence of almonds. Put the mixture into a saucepan on the fire, stirring all the while till it is quite thick. Spread out on a slab until of thickness of 1/2 an inch. When quite cold cut into lozenges; egg and bread-crumb them, or dip in the butter; fry a nice color in lard and serve sprinkled with white sugar.
 
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