Half an hour before serving turn the brandy over
the sugar and let stand. When ready to serve pour
sugar and brandy over the fruit, toss lightly together,
and serve with whipped cream.
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Almond Cream
Into one pint of boiling milk (half and half) stir
three tablespoonfuls of tapioca, dissolved in a little
water; add sugar to taste, yolks of three eggs and
whites beaten to a stiff froth. Season with vanilla✪ Almond Cream.
Omelet Souffle
Separate the whites from the yolks of six eggs.
Add to the yolks two tablespoonfuls of pulverized
sugar and a little lemon juice, beating them well to-
gether. Whip the whites until they stand alone, when
they must be mixed with the rest. Put a small piece
of butter✪ Omelet Souffle into the frying pan, let it melt upon a slow
fire, then add the omelet, taking care that it does not
burn; turn it out upon a dessert dish, glaze by strew-
ing powdered sugar over it ; then put it into the oven ;
when it has risen, glaze it again and serve it. This
is considered one of the most delicious of all desserts
by connoisseurs.
Date Dessert
Seed and chop one cupful of dates, one cupful of
walnut meats ; mix together two eggs, two tablespoon-
fuls of flour, one cupful of syrup, and one teaspoonful
of baking powder✪ Date Dessert. Add nuts and dates. Bake in bis-
cuit pan in a moderate oven. Serve with whipped
cream.
Peach Cobbler
Peel and stone enough peaches to fill a pudding dish,
place on top several small pieces of butter, add a cupful
of sugar and cover with a light puff paste✪ Peach Cobbler and bake.
Serve with whipped cream.
Egg Cream
Beat one egg light in a glass with a teaspoonful
of sugar and a little nutmeg; then fill it with sweet
cream or new milk. If desirable, add a tables poonful
of French brandy✪ Egg Cream.
308 THE NEW ANNIE DENNIS COOK BOOK
Cornucopias
Three eggs, one cupful of sugar, one cupful of
flour, two tablespoonfuls of cold water, one teaspoon-
ful of baking powder; beat thoroughly. Drop one
tablespoonful on a round tin and bake in a moderate
oven. When a delicate brown take out, and while hot
lap the edges together in form of a cornucopia and
hold in shape until cool. Fill them when cold with
whipped cream. This recipe makes twelve.
Bananas and Cream
An especially nice way to serve bananas is to cut
them in thin, round slices; pour over them whipped
cream, unflavored.
Strawberry Tapioca
Wash a cupful of tapioca and put to soak in cold
water over night. In the morning pour over a pint of
boiling water, and set on back of the stove to simmer
gently until the tapioca is perfectly clear. Stem a
quart of strawberries and stir into the boiling tapioca
with a pint of sugar✪ Strawberry Tapioca. Take from the fire, turn into a
glass dish, and set on ice. Serve very cold with sugar
and cream.
Strawberries With Whipped Cream
Stem ripe, fresh strawberries, place a layer in the
bottom of a large dish; sprinkle with sugar; put an-
other layer of berries and sugar. Whip a pint of
cream with the whites of two eggs and a teacupful of
sugar; put over the strawberries, and set on ice for
half an hour.
Strawberries for Breakfast
Stem ripe strawberries, cover with sugar and the
juice of a half dozen oranges. Let stand one hour,
sprinkle with pounded ice and serve.
Strawberry Pyramid ✪ Strawberry Pyramid
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Half an hour before serving turn the brandy over the sugar and let stand. When ready to serve pour sugar and brandy over the fruit, toss lightly together, and serve with whipped cream.
Almond Cream
Into one pint of boiling milk (half and half) stir three tablespoonfuls of tapioca, dissolved in a little water; add sugar to taste, yolks of three eggs and whites beaten to a stiff froth. Season with vanilla.
Omelet Souffle
Separate the whites from the yolks of six eggs. Add to the yolks two tablespoonfuls of pulverized sugar and a little lemon juice, beating them well together. Whip the whites until they stand alone, when they must be mixed with the rest. Put a small piece of butter into the frying pan, let it melt upon a slow fire, then add the omelet, taking care that it does not burn; turn it out upon a dessert dish, glaze by strewing powdered sugar over it ; then put it into the oven ; when it has risen, glaze it again and serve it. This is considered one of the most delicious of all desserts by connoisseurs.
Date Dessert
Seed and chop one cupful of dates, one cupful of walnut meats ; mix together two eggs, two tablespoonfuls of flour, one cupful of syrup, and one teaspoonful of baking powder. Add nuts and dates. Bake in biscuit pan in a moderate oven. Serve with whipped cream.
Peach Cobbler
Peel and stone enough peaches to fill a pudding dish, place on top several small pieces of butter, add a cupful of sugar and cover with a light puff paste and bake. Serve with whipped cream.
Egg Cream
Beat one egg light in a glass with a teaspoonful of sugar and a little nutmeg; then fill it with sweet cream or new milk. If desirable, add a tablespoonful of French brandy.
Cornucopias
Three eggs, one cupful of sugar, one cupful of flour, two tablespoonfuls of cold water, one teaspoonful of baking powder; beat thoroughly. Drop one tablespoonful on a round tin and bake in a moderate oven. When a delicate brown take out, and while hot lap the edges together in form of a cornucopia and hold in shape until cool. Fill them when cold with whipped cream. This recipe makes twelve.
Bananas and Cream
An especially nice way to serve bananas is to cut them in thin, round slices; pour over them whipped cream, unflavored.
Strawberry Tapioca
Wash a cupful of tapioca and put to soak in cold water over night. In the morning pour over a pint of boiling water, and set on back of the stove to simmer gently until the tapioca is perfectly clear. Stem a quart of strawberries and stir into the boiling tapioca with a pint of sugar. Take from the fire, turn into a glass dish, and set on ice. Serve very cold with sugar and cream.
Strawberries With Whipped Cream
Stem ripe, fresh strawberries, place a layer in the bottom of a large dish; sprinkle with sugar; put another layer of berries and sugar. Whip a pint of cream with the whites of two eggs and a teacupful of sugar; put over the strawberries, and set on ice for half an hour.
Strawberries for Breakfast
Stem ripe strawberries, cover with sugar and the juice of a half dozen oranges. Let stand one hour, sprinkle with pounded ice and serve.
Strawberry Pyramid
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Almond CreamStrawberries for BreakfastOmelet SouffleDate DessertCornucopiasPeach CobblerEgg CreamStrawberry TapiocaStrawberries with Whipped CreamStrawberry Pyramid