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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Pear Water Ice

Peel a few ripe pears and grate them into a basin; mix with them eight ounces of powdered sugar, the strained juice of two oranges and one lemon, a little of the peel and two tablespoonfuls of vanilla sugar. Leave it for half an hour, then pass the preparation through a fine hair-sieve, mix a little cold water with it and freeze it in the ice box. When firm take the ice up with a large spoon and pile it like a pyramid on a folded napkin. Put some little fancy cakes round the dish, and serve.

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