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Bitter Almond Paste

Take equal parts bitter almonds and sweet almonds; and rose-water, a sufficient quantity; and proceed as before. No scent need be added. Both the preceding are occasionally diversified by the addition of either powdered spermaceti in weight equal to about 1/80 part of that of the almonds, or of 1/2 this weight of white soap.

Sometimes the white of an egg is added.

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