The Cook Book by “Oscar” of the Waldorf

Three thousand recipes from the maitre d'hotel of the Waldorf — the hotel kitchen that taught Gilded Age America how to dine, from beef tea to watermelon with champagne.

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Peach Water Ice

Slice ten ripe peaches but do not peel them, boil till soft in one-half pint of water, then rub them through a fine hair-sieve. Mix with the pulp one pint of syrup, the strained juice of one lemon, three or four drops of oil of almonds, and color it with a little carmine or cochineal. Put the preparation in the freezer, turn it till frozen, then fill a plain mould with it, put the lid on and pack it in ice. When ready to serve, turn the contents of the mould onto a fancy dish.

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