Cook Book

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Frozen Desserts

28 recipes in this part of Cook Book.

Peach Bombe

Scald one pint of cream and one and one-half cups of granulated sugar till the mixture looks blue and thin. Take from the fire and add one…

Maple Dip

Boil down maple syrup, or dissolved maple sugar and water, till it hairsnot quite long enough to wax as for "sugaring off"-but very thick…

Caramel

Melt one cup of sugar with one tablespoon of water in a frying pan. Stir till it becomes a dark brown color, but don't burn it. Add one cup…

Mixed Fruit

Mix a few peaches cut in bits, juice of two oranges, two slices of pineapple picked fine, two dozen California canned cherries and one…

Sugar Syrup

Put two cups of sugar and a half cup of water over the fire in a saucepan. Stir until the sugar is dissolved, then let it cook slowly…

Chocolate Pudding (Frozen)

Beat the yolks of three eggs, half a cup of sugar and a level saltspoon of cinnamon together until very light; add slowly a cup of milk…

Walnut and Fig Ice Cream

Heat two and a half cups of milk, having reserved cold half a cup to mix with the other ingredients. A part of this half cup of cold milk…

Maple Souffle

Three-fourths cup of maple syrup and whites of four eggs. Beat together and cook in a double boiler until thick, stirring constantly. When…

Mint Sherbet

Put ten sprigs of fresh mint to soak for an hour in one cup of half each brandy and sherry. Strain and add three cups of water and two cups…

Fig Ice Cream

Take two tablespoons of gelatine, scald one cup of milk and one cup of vinegar, then add the gelatine, let it dissolve and add one quart of…

Plombiere

One pint of scalded milk, one pint of cream, one teaspoon of gelatine, one handful of stoned raisins, one ounce of citron, shreds of…

Maple Parfait

Beat four eggs slightly, pour on slowly one cup of hot maple syrup. Cook in double boiler until very thick, stirring constantly. Strain and…

Peach Sherbet

One quart of peach juice, two cups of sugar, one quart of water, whites of two eggs, juice of one lemon. Boil water and sugar together, add…

Milk Sherbet

Four cups of milk, one and one-half cups of sugar, juice of three lemons, juice of one orange. Mix the juice of the fruit and sugar till…

Maple Ice Cream

One quart of rich cream, one coffeecup of maple syrup, one-fourth pound of shelled pecans. Chop nuts, add to cream and syrup, and freeze…

Cherry Ice Cream

Put one pound of granulated sugar and one-half pint of water in a saucepan over the fire. Stir until the sugar is all dissolved, then let…

Cherry Parfait

Add one cup of cherry pulp to two cups of thick whipped cream and a quarter of a cup of cherries. Flavor with a few drops of almond…

Strawberry Sherbet

Use one quart of berry juice, four cups of sugar, the juice of two lemons, three pints of water and a few whole strawberries. Serve in a…

Strawberry Parfait

Whip a quart of thick cream with a small cup of sugar; when stiff mix half a pint of strawberry juice in carefully. Turn into an ice cream…

Frozen Strawberries

Stem two quarts of ripe strawberries, put in a bowl with the juice of two lemons and a pound of sugar; let stand one hour; mash the…

Iced Strawberry Souffle

Cover two tablespoons of gelatine with cold water and let soak half an hour; set over the teakettle and stir until dissolved. Mix a pound…

Cherry Mousse

To a pint of double cream add three tablespoons of best confectioner's sugar, a cup of cherry juice and a drop or two of almond extract…

Strawberry Mousse

Hull a pint of ripe strawberries and rub them through a fine sieve; add a cup of powdered sugar and an ounce of dissolved gelatine; set in…

Raspberry Cream in Pineapple Shells

Cut off the top of a large pineapple, then with a strong spoon scoop out the pulp, separating it from the hard core, which should be…

Rose Roll

A dainty cream is the rose roll shown in the illustration. Make one quart of ice cream from any foundation, flavor with one teaspoon of…

Bombe Glace

Make a syrup from two cups of water and one cup of sugar, allowing it to boil for twenty minutes. Then add one cup of the red juice from…

Muskmelon Frappe

Remove the tops of small nutmeg melons so as to form a cover. Take out all the seeds and membrane and scoop out as much of the soft pulp as…

Angel Stars

Cook one cup of sugar and half a cup of water, pour this slowly into the whites of five eggs beaten stiff, beat until cold, add one quart…

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