Nougat

• 10 Ounces of Sifted Sugar
• A Pound of Shredded Almonds, Dried
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Put the almonds on a baking sheet or plate at the entrance of the oven. Let them heat through and through. In the meanwhile put the sugar in a pan or porcelain-lined saucepan, and set on a moderate stove. Keep stirring with a wooden spoon until it begins to melt. Then quicken the stirring, and as soon as the sugar begins to form upon the surface in small white bubbles, like pearls, immediately