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Philadelphia, 1888: what to eat when it is too hot to cook, from the cooking-school teacher who taught the city.

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Blackberry Sponge

1½ box of gelatine 1½ pint of blackberry juice 1/2 cup of sugar 4 eggs I pint of boiling water Cover the gelatine with a half cup of cold water, and soak for a half hour; then pour over it the boiling water, add the sugar, and stir until dissolved; add the blackberry juice, and strain into a tin basin; put this basin in a pan of cracked ice to stand until cold and thick, stirring occasionally. Then beat to a stiff froth, add the well beaten whites of the eggs, and beat until smooth ; turn into a fancy pudding mould to harden. Serve with Vanilla Sauce poured around it.

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