The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book

The book that taught America to measure. Fannie Farmer's 1896 classic replaced the pinch, the lump and the teacup of the old receipts with the level cup and the level spoon — and then filled eight hundred pages with what to do next.

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Cold Cabinet Pudding

14 box gelatine or 1 tablespoon granulated gelatine 1/4 cup cold water 1/3 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups scalded milk 1 tablespoon brandy Yolks 3 eggs Soak gelatine in cold water and add to custard made of milk, eggs, sugar, salt; strain, cool slightly, and flavor. 5 lady fingers 6 macaroons Place a mould in pan of ice-water, decorate with candied cherries and angelica, cover with mixture, added carefully by spoonfuls; when firm, add layer of lady fingers (first soaked in custard), then layer of macaroons (also soaked in custard); repeat, care being taken that each layer is firm before another is added. Garnish, and serve with Cream Sauce I and candied cherries.

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