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The "Queen" cookery books: Ices

1902

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Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
iivenient, extremely palatable, and distinctly more ■•noniical than the fresh fniit. The proportions I half a pound of jam to the quart of cream, or Btard, according to the richness you wish for ; but Eream is used the jam should certainly be rubbed I’ough a sieve, which for the commoner kinds is not necessary ; the juice of a lemon and a few drops of liilla should in every case be added to the jam. inilla, by the way, brings out all fruit flavours ^st wonderfully, on condition naturally that the liUa itself is not overdone.) It is well when kking these ices, which one may almost call arti- iil ices, to add a spoonful or two of whipped cream ff-way through the freezing, as this adds both icacy and lightness to the mixture. A very few [ps of colouring may also be added, according to fruit used ; but great care must be taken to keep i very delicate, for nothing looks worse than de and over- brilliant colouring. Ices made with ■leur, or liqueur or fruit syrups, require four full •lespoonfuls (two liquid ounces) of the liqueur or up to the half pint of cream or custard. It is , if using actual liqueur, to make the ice with ' ded cream, adding a gfll or so of fresh whipped ^m at the last. :b may be well to add that the various makes of e.eur and fruit syrups vary considerably both in mgth and flavour. The recipes in this book are :n on the supposition that those of Mrs. A. B. ■••shaU’s make are used. The same observation lies to the colourings. llmond Cream Ice. — Blanch and pound 6oz. of c 2 ^0 ICES. Jordan almonds, with six or seven bitter ones, moistening it as you pound, with a spoonful of orange flower water to keep it from oiling ; then pour on to it l-pint of new milk, rather more than luke-| warm, cover the pan and let it stand for one or two^ hours ; when quite cold add it to a pint of more or less rich custard, and freeze it to a batter, when you add to it a few drops of essence of almonds, or a little noyeau, and one-third of a pint of stiffly whipped cream, and finish the freezing. A very simple way of making this cream is to use either of the custards above given, and flavour to taste with essence of almond or noyeau, adding a little brandy. A-'mevico/fi Gvccbun Ice. — Of this there are two forms, one rich, the other very plain. For the first, put a quart of cream with half a pound of caster sugar and a vanilla bean into a pan, and set this in a larger pot three parts full of water, and scald the cream, &c., and freeze. This ice is improved by standing for a little before serving. (If the cream used is very rich it is best to dilute it with a little milk, or it will granulate when stirred, and form httle specks of butter). For the second form, scald a quart of milk, then pour it slowly on to three whole eggfl previously well beaten up with half a pound of sugar, stand the pan containing this in the bairn marie, and stir it steadily till the custard will coat the spoon, but do not let it boil ! Then hft the pan off the fire and continue the beating for a few minutes after hfting it from the five ; when cold, add a good spoonful of essence of vanilla and freeze. The flavouring, if spirit, essence, or fruit juice or PLAIN ICES, CREAM AND WATER. 21 Apple Cream Ice