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The cookbook author probably means a piece of chocolate the size of a silver dollar, because chocolate was purchased in chunks and silver dollars were common at the time.

Like many recipes of the day, this one does not give exact amounts for all the ingredients. Cooking chocolate was bitter, so it needed sugar to make it sweet.

How much sugar should you add?

A cup of sugar
arrowA cup of sugar
A little at a time and taste after each addition
arrowA little at a time and
taste after each addition