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Original White House Cookbook

1887

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Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Add four ounces of grated chocolate to a cupful of sweet milk, then mix it thoroughly to a quart' of thick sweet cream ; no flavoring is re- quired but vanilla. Sweeten with a cupful of sugarChocolate Ice-Cream No. 1 ; beat again and freeze. CHOCOLATE ICE-CREAM. No. 2. Beat two eggs very light and cream them with two cupfuls of sugar. Scald a pint of milk and turn on by degrees, mixing well with the sugar and eggs. Stir in this half a cupful of grated chocolate ; return to the Are and heat until it thickens, stirring briskly ; take off and set aside to cool. When thoroughly cold, freeze. COCOANUT ICE-CREAM. One quart of cream, one pint of milk, three eggs, one cupful and a half of sugar and one of prepared cocoanut, the rind and juice of a lemonCocoanut Ice-Cream. Beat together the eggs and grated lemon rind and put with the milk in the double boiler. Stir until the mixture begins to thicken. Add the cocoanut and put away to cool. When cool add the sugar, lemon juice and cream. Freeze. CUSTARD ICE-CREAM. Sweeten one quart of cream or rich milk with half a pound of sugar and flavor to taste ; put it over the fire in a farina-kettle ; as soon as it be- gins to boil, stir into it a tablespoonful of cornstarch or rice flour which has been previously mixed smooth with a little milk ; after it has boiled a few minutes, take it off the fire and stir in very gradually six eggsCustard Ice-Cream which have been beaten until thick; when quite cold, freeze it as ice-cream. STRAWBERRY ICE-CREAM. Mix a cupful of sugar with a quart of ripe strawberries, let them stand half a day, then mash and strain them through a coarse towel, then add to the juice a full cupful of sugar and when dissolved, beat in a quart of fresh thick creamStrawberry Ice-Cream. Raspberries, pineapple and other fruits made the same. ICE-CREAM AND ICES. 359 FRUIT CREAM. Make a rich, boiled custard ; flavor with wine and vanilla ; pour into a freezer. When half frozen, 'add pounded almonds, chopped citron and brandy, peaches or chopped raisinsFruit Cream. Have the freezer half full of cus- tard and All up with the fruit. Mix well and freeze again. Almost any kind of fruits that are preferred may be substituted for the above. TUTTI FRUTTI ICE-CREAM. Take two quarts of the richest cream and add to it one pound of pul- verized sugar and four whole eggs ; mix well together ; place on the fire, stirring constantly, and just bring to boiling point ; now remove immedi- ately and continue to stir until nearly cold ; flavor with a tablespoonful of extract of vanilla ; place in freezer and, when half frozen, mix thoroughly into it one pound of preserved fruitsTutti Frutti Ice-Cream, in equal parts of peaches, apricots, gages, cherries, pineapples, etc. ; all of these fruits are to be cut up into small pieces and mixed well with the frozen cream. If you desire to mold this ice sprinkle it with a little carmine, dissolved in a teaspoonful of water, with two drops of spirits of ammonia ; mix in this color, so that it will be streaky or in veins like marble. ICE-CREAM WITHOUT A FREEZER. Ice-Cream Without a Freezer