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Other Sweet Dishes: Cream

VANILLA ICE CREAM, JUNKET 1 pint of milk 1/2 tablespoonful of vanilla ex 1/2 cup of double cream tract 1/2 cup of sugar 1/2 junket tablet, 1 tablespoonful of cold water Crush the half tablet and let stand in the cold water to dissolve. Heat the milk, cream, sugar and vanilla to about 90 deg F.; stir in the dissolved tablet, pour into the can of the freezer and let stand in a warm place until the mixture "sets" or jellies. Do not jar the mixture while it is jellying. When cold freeze as in the first recipe. This makes an exceptionally nice ice cream.

CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM Melt one or two ounces of chocolate over hot water; add three or four tablespoonfuls of sugar and the same quantity of boiling water; stir and cook until smooth, then add to the cream or milk to be used. CARAMEL ICE CREAM Allow four extra tablespoonfuls of sugar, to each pint of milk or cream given in the previous recipes. Cook the half cup of sugar, given in the recipes, to caramel, add half a cup of water and let boil to a thick syrup. Add this with the extra sugar to the milk or cream and finish as usual. FROZEN CUSTARD 2 cups of milk 1/4 teaspoonful of salt Yolks of 4 eggs 1/2 cup of cream 1/2 cup of sugar, generous 3/4 tablespoonfuls of vanilla measure extract Use all the ingredients, save the last two, in making a "boiled custard;" when cold add the cream and vanilla and freeze as usual.

STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM 1 pint of milk 1/2 teaspoonful of salt 1/2 cup of sugar 1 basket of strawberries 2 level tablespoonfuls of cornstarch 1 1/2 cups of sugar (granulated) 1 pint of cream Sift together, several times, the sugar, cornstarch and salt, then cook in the milk, scalded over hot water; stir constantly until the mixture thickens and is smooth, then cover and let cook fifteen minutes. Pick over, wash and drain the berries; mix them with the sugar and let stand an hour or more, then press through a fine sieve. Strain the cornstarch mixture into the freezer, and when cold add the cream and begin to freeze the mixture. When half frozen add the strawberries and sugar and finish freezing.