Syrups and Ices
Sabayon
Marsala or sherry wine, five tablespoonfuls. First stir with the ladle the yolks and the sugar until they become almost white, then add the…
Syrups (Sciroppi The syrups)
(Sciroppi) The syrups of acidulated fruits, diluted with ice water are refreshing and pleasant beverages, greatly appreciated during the…
Red Currant or Gooseberry Syrup
(Sciroppo di ribes) Remove the stems from the bunches of gooseberry and place them in an earthen vase, to be kept in a cool place. When it…
Raspberry Syrup
(Sciroppo di lampone) This is prepared like the other explained above but, since this fruit contains less gluten than the gooseberry the…
Lemon Syrup
(Sciroppo di limone) Three big lemons. One and a half pound of sugar.
Hard Black-Berry Syrup
(Sciroppo di amarena) Use hard but ripe black berries. They must be of the sour kind but, as said, they must not be unripe. Remove the…
Orgeat
(Orzata) Sweet almonds with 10 or 12 bitter ones, seven ounces. Skin the almonds and grind them very fine, or better pound them in a…
Apricot Marmalade
(Conserva di albicocche) Use good and ripe apricots. It is a mistake to believe that jam or marmalade can be obtained with any kind of…
Preserve of Quince
(Conserva di cotogne soda) The ingredients are quinces, peeled and with the core removed, and granulated sugar, in the proportion of eight…
Ices
(Gelati) Although it is in America that there is a greater consumption of ice cream, it is in Italy that it was first made, and in various…
Biscuit (Pezzo in gelo Make a cream)
(Pezzo in gelo) Make a cream with: Put it on the fire stirring continually and when it begins to stick to the ladle remove from the fire…
Lemon Ice
(Gelato di limone) Granulated sugar, 3/4 lb. Boil the sugar in the water, with some little pieces of lemon peel, for about ten minutes, in…
Strawberry Ice
(Gelato di fragola) Ripe strawberries, 3/4 lb. Boil the sugar in the water for ten minutes in an uncovered kettle. Rub through a sieve the…
Orange Ice
(Gelato di aranci) Four big oranges. Squeeze the oranges and the lemon and strain the juice.
Pistache Ice Cream
(Gelato di pistacchi) Milk, one quart. Skin the pistaches in warm water and grind them very fine with a tablespoonful of the sugar, then…
Tutti Frutti
To make this ice a special ice cream mold is necessary, or a tin receptacle that can be closed hermetically. Take several varieties of…
Numbers Refer to Recipes
Asparagus, 114 Balsamella, sauce, 59 Bean soup, 7 Birds, 132 Biscuit, 191 Biscuit (ice), 216 Biscuit, cripp, 183 85 " with egg sauce, 44 37…