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The Henderson cook book

1914

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Presented as published in 1914. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Soak over night 2 cups of raisins chopped fine in 1 pint of cream. Make an old-fashioned custard, to which add 2 cups of chopped pecans and the raisins. Beat 1 quart of pure cream stiff and then add the beaten whites of 2 eggsFrozen Plum Pudding. Pour custard in freezer and partly freeze. Then add cream. If desired use 1 cup of cherries, 1 cup of crystalized ginger and 1 cup of orange peel. Freeze and pack some time be- fore serving. — Mrs. J. E. C. Bell. ROMAN PUNCH. Three quarts milk, 1 pint cream, 2 cups sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tumblerful sherry, 1-3 box gelatineRoman Punch. Cover the gelatine with part of the cold milk and let stand for an hour or more. Scald the remainder of the milk, then put the sugar and gela- tine into it, and stir until dissolved; when cool put into a freezer and partly freeze ; then add the whites of the egg beaten to a stiff froth and the sherry; stir together well and freeze. FROZEN FRUIT. One and one-half dozen oranges, 9 bananas, if large, 1 dozen if small, juice of 4 lemons, 1 can of grated pineapple, malaga grapes or cherries as preferred, one cup grape juiceFrozen Fruit; sweeten to taste. Be sure to make rather sweet. Slice bananas, use only juice and pulp of oranges. If grapes are used cut them in halves and extract the seed ; if cherries, put them in whole. Put in a freezer without the dasher, and pack in ice and salt. After an hour and a half, repack, and FROZEN DESSERTS 151 after that repack every two hours, until time to serve. It should be packed 6 or 8 hours. — Mrs. Henry Perry. CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM. One quart milk, 2 small cups sugar, yolks of 3 eggs, 1 tablespoon flour, 2 ounces Baker's chocolate, 1 quart of creamChocolate Ice Cream, vanilla to taste. Make a custard of the milk, eggs, sugar and flour. Dissolve chocolate over steam of teakettle ; add to the custard, strain, add the cream and freeze. COFFEE ICE CREAM. Beat well together 2 eggs, 1 cup of sugar and 2 even table- spoons of sifted flour. Add this to 1 pint of boiling milk, and let boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. When this cools, add 1 cup of sugar, 1 quart of cream and 1 cup of black coffeeCoffee Ice Cream. VIOLET PARFAIT. One cup sugar and % cup water boiled until the soft ball stage. Pour on the beaten whites of 3 eggs, beat until cold, flavor with 1 teaspoon violet extract and fold in 1 pint of creamViolet Parfait beaten solid. Turn into mould and bury in salt and ice for 4 hours. Serve with a border of whipped cream and candied violets. PINEAPPLE,, ORANGE AND LEMON ICE CREAM. Three oranges, 3 lemons, 1 can of pineapple chunks, 1 quart cream, 3 cups sugar, 2 quarts milkPineapple, Orange and Lemon Ice Cream. Grate just a little of the outer rind of the orange, then shred the pulp, being careful not to get in any of the white part. Shred the pine- apple, add the juice of the lemons, whip cream with sugar, fruit and milk and freeze. — Mrs. R. J. Corbitt. MAPLE PARFAIT. One quart thick cream, li/o cups maple syrup, yolks of 12 eggsMaple Parfait. Whip cream and drain thoroughly ; for even a few 152 FROZEN DESSERTS