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Melt six ounces of butter, and pour it over the same quantity of powdered loaf sugar, stirring it well till cold. Then grate the rind of a large lemon, and add it with 8 eggs well beaten, and the juice of two lemons; stir the whole till it is completely mixed together, and bake the pudding with a paste round the dish.
 
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