The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
May 16th : CHEESE CAKES
Boil a quart of milk, pour it quite hot into a basin, and mix well with it a table-spoonful of runnet. In about an hour, break up the curd, drain off the whey, and spread the curd on the back of a sieve till it is quite free from liquid.
Dissolve a couple of ounces of powdered sugar in an ounce and a half of butter, then add the yolks of a couple of eggs, a glass of sherry or Madeira, and a quarter of a nutmeg grated ; have an ounce of currants well washed and picked ; let all these be now mixed with the curd.
Line your pattepans with light paste, pour the mixture into each, and bake in a slow oven for twenty -five minutes.