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Miss Parloa's new cook book and marketing guide

1880

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Presented as published in 1880. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
A pint and a half of cream, the juice of five oranges and grated rind of two, one large cupful of sugar, the yolks of six eggs, half a package of gelatine, half a cupful of cold waterStrawberry Bavarian Cream. Soak the gelatine two hours in the cold water. Whip the cream, and skim off until there is less than half a pint un- whipped. Grate the rind of the oranges on the gelatine. Squeeze and strain the orange juice, and add the sugar to it. Put the unwhipped cream in the double boiler. Beat the yolks of the eggs and add to the milk. Stir this mixture until it begins to thicken, and add the gelatine. As soon as the gelatine is dissolved, take off, and place in a pan of ice water. Stir until it begins to cool (about two minutes) , and p.dd the orange juice and sugar. Beat about as thick as soft custard, and add the whipped cream. Stir until well mixed, and pour into the moulds. Set away to harden. There will be about two quarts. Serve with whipped cream heaped around the orange cream. DESSERT. 289 Peach Bavarian Cream. One quart of canned peaches, one large cupful of sugar, one pint of cream, half a box of gelatine, half a cupful of cold water. Mash the peaches and rub them and the juice through a sieve. Add the sugar. Soak the gelatine two Vmrs in the cold water. Whip the cream to a froth. Put the peaches in a sauce-pan and let them simmer twenty min- utes. Stir often. Add the gelatine to the hot peaches and remove from the fire immediately. Place the sauce-pan iv a pan of ice water and beat until the mixture begins to thicken ; then stir in the cream. Mix thoroughly, and poui into the mould. Set away to harden. Serve with whipped cream. Apricot and pear Bavarian creams are made in the same way. Pineapple Bavarian Cream. One pint of canned pineapple, one small tea-cupful ot sugar, one pint of cream, half a package of gelatine, half a cupful of cold water. Soak the gelatine two hours in the water. Chop the pineapple fine and put it on with the sugar. Simmer twenty minutes. Add the gelatine, and* strain im- mediately into a tin basin. Rub as much of the pineapple as possible through the sieve. Beat until it begins to thicken, and add the cream, which has been whipped to a froth. When well mixed, pour into the mould, and put away to harden. Serve with whipped cream. Almond Bavarian Cream. One pint and a half of cream, one pint of blanched sweet almonds, one-fourth of a teaspoonful of essence of almond, half a package of gelatine, three eggs, one small cupful of sugar, half a cupful of milk. Soak the gelatine two hours in the milkOrange Cream. Whip the cream to a stiff froth, until about half i pint is left unwhipped. Pound the almonds to a paste in 290 MISS PARLOA'S NEW COOK BOOK. the mortar. Put the almonds and unwhipped cream in the double boiler. Beat the sugar and eggs together and stir in with the cream and almonds. Cook until the mixture begins to thicken ; then stir in the gelatine, and remove from the fire. Strain this into a tin basin, and add the essence of almond. Beat until it begins to thicken, and add the whipped cream. Mix well, pour into the moulds, and set away. Serve with whipped cream. Pistachio Bavarian cream is made in the same way, using one pint of pistachio nuts instead of the almonds, and omitting the essence of almond.