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Myra's cookery book

1883

Page 136

Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
V/hen cold, turn it out in the usual way. \\ 2 3-4 MYRA'S COOKERY BOOK. 14-WINE CREAM. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... White wine ... I pint ... Put in a saucepan. 2... Sugar 6 oz. Add. 3-- Lemon peel or cinnamon Add to flavour, and boil gently. 4... Yolks of eggs 7 or 8 ... Beat up in a basin. 5--- Pour the wine gradually on to the eggs, and stir well. 6... » • Strain the mixture into a mould, and set as usual in a saucepan of boiling water. 7... ... Serve cold. 1 5.-FRUIT CREAM. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Fresh fruit ... I lb. ... Choose strawberries, raspberries, or currants; pick them. 2... Crush, and strain the juice through a » sieve. 3- Powdered sugar i lb. ... Add to the juice. 4... ... ... Boil the juice in a saucepan. 5-" Yolks of eggs • 4 Beat up. 6... Take the saucepan off the fire. 7... ... ... ... Pour the eggs gradually in, and stir all the time near the fire, but do not let it boil. 8... Pour it into a dish to cool. 9... Whites of eggs 4 Beat to a froth, and add to the mixture. 16.- COCOA-NUT CREAM. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Cocoa-nut ... I Saw it in two, and pour out the milk. 2... Cut the nut in small pieces, free from shell and skin. 3- Syrup I pint ... Make a thin syrup of sugar and water. CREAMS AMD MOULDS, 325 COCOA-NUT CR'ERU— {continued). Order. 1 Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 4... ... Throw in the pieces of nut, and let them boil 3 hours. 5-" Cinnamon, vanilla or lemon ... ... Add to flavour the cocoa-nut, if liked. 6... ... ... ... Take the saucepan off the fire. 7... Yolks of eggs 2 or 3 ... Beat and add gradually, stirring well. 8... ... ... Pour into a glass dish, and let it get cool. 9... Crystallized fruits .* • • * * Garnish with slices of small crystal lized citrons. 17-MONT BLANC. Order. Ingredients. 1 Quantities. Method. 1... Whites of eggs 6 Beat to a stiff froth. 2... Powdered ••• Add about J oz. to each egg. sugar 3- Currants i lb. ... Clean and add gradually. 4... ... * 1 . Put the mixture in the oven to set, Maraschino ... but do not let it brown. 5- 6... 4 fable spoonsful Put in a glass dish. ... Pile the frothed eggs on this, and serve. Note.— Wlates of eggs left over from creams can be utilised in this manner. 18.- -ORANGE SPONGE. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Gelatine 3 02. 1 Melt together and strain. Add. 2... Water ,,, 5 pint .., 3-- Powdered i ib. ... sugar 4... 5-” R Oranges Lemon 3 t Squeeze the juice into 1 clip. Squeeze into the orange juice. •** ... Strain and add them to the rtieltdd gelatine. 326 MYRA'S COOKERY BOOK. ORANGE CREAM — {continued). Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 7... ... Whip the mixture until it is the consistence of cream. 8... ... Pour it into a mould, and let it get quite cold. 9... .*• ... Turn it out, and decorate with pre- served cherries. 19.- -ITALIAN SPONGE. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Yolks of eggs 12 Put in a saucepan on a moderate fire. 2... Madeira 4 wine glasses Add. 3- Powdered 6 oz. Add. 4... sugar Cinnamon ... A pinch... Add in powder. 5... ••• Stir quickly on the fire with a chocolate mill, until the froth fills the saucepan. 6... ••• ••• ...