The Epicurean
A Treatise on the Culinary Art — Charles Ranhofer of Delmonico’s — 1894
No. 3436

Excelsior Biscuit

Biscuit Excelsior

Have ready a vanilla biscuit preparation (No. 3438), line a large biscuit case, the size being explained in the vanilla biscuit recipes; fill it half full with the preparation. Divide lady fingers lengthwise in two or three pieces the same length as the box; soak them in maraschino, then place in the cases over the first layer of preparation, filling with more of the same. Put them in a freezing box; freeze and ice over half their length with orange water ice (No. 3605), the other half with raspberry (No. 3607); in the center place a small size rose, molded in lemon ice (No. 3604), and on each side on the length place a lozenge of pistachio ice cream (No. 3454).