Cost of material — The same as Nes-
selrode, or about 60c per quart, depend-
ing somewhat upon the cost of the can-
died fruit and curacoa or their substi-
tutes.
227-
-Neapolitan Ice Cream or
Pocchi.
Occhi
Make 3 colors of ice cream or 2 creams
and 1 water ice m different freezers, and
when they are frozen medium hard place
them in layers as even as possible in a
brick shaped neapolitan mould. Let the
first layer, about an inch deep be of
rich yellow frozen custard made with
yolks of eggs and milk as already else-
where directed; having pmoothed that
over spread another layer an inch deep
of pink strawberry ice cream or red
cherry water ice or other red kind, and
on that spread another layer of white ice
cream, either pure cream frozen or a corn
starch cream made without yolks of
eggs, or else a white orange or lemon
ice. Three colors of cream are to be
chosen, however, in preference to any
water ice when they can be had, be-
cause they freeze of even density. A
chocolate or caramel cream will answer
instead of red.
228— Neapolitan Molds and How to
Manage Them.
Properly made molds have a bottom
lid as well as top. They can be bought
at the furnishing stores. The large es-
tablishments, however, find it less trouble
to use plain tin boxes almost identical in
size and shape with the common wooden
cigar boxes. They have a tight fitting
top lid, and before being filled are lined
with manilla paper, by means of which
the brick of ice cream after being firmly
frozen can easily be withdrawn It is
an advantage to use a paper lining in
whichever kind of mold may be em-
ployed. Where ice is plentiful, when
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the freezers have been emptied into the
molds these may be placed in the same
freezers, well covered down and allowed
to remain the*e two or three hours to
become firm. If there is the least risk
of the inside not being cold enough,
however, immerse the molds in a tub of
pounded ice and salt by themselves. Be-
fore doing so the joints of the lids should
be closed, if not made tight enough with
paper, by brushing with melted butter
to fill up the spaces where salt might
get in.
When the molds have remained in the
freezing mixture 2 or 3 hours wash off the
outside, take out the shape of cream and
wrap it in dry manilla paper and put it
back in the freezer, well packed, to re-
main until it is to be sliced and served.
All kinds of ice creams and frozen
puddings in single colros are thus frozen
in bricks and served in slices. When to
be served at a party table whole the
stamped ornamental lid may have the
fruit or flower form filled with a colored
ice that will show in relief upon the plain
form. These forms are served upon a
folded napkin in a dish, in some cases,
but are better placed in a silver dish
having a drainer bottom on the plan of a
butter dish.
Among the labor-saving expedients to
secure the ornamental tri-colored brick of
cream without making different kinds
the principal is the employment of the
prepared vegetable colors, to be obtained
of the manufacturers of flavoring extracts,
by which one large freezer of ice cream
may be made to take as many different
hues as may be desired.
Cost of molded creams — This is quite
out of proportion to the cost of ingredi-
ents. The extra time and labor and
consumption of ice probably will be found
to double the expense.
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Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Cost of material — The same as Nesselrode, or about 60c per quart, depending somewhat upon the cost of the candied fruit and curacoa or their substitutes.
227— Neapolitan Ice Cream or Neapolitan.
Make 3 colors of ice cream or 2 creams and 1 water ice in different freezers, and when they are frozen medium hard place them in layers as even as possible in a brick shaped neapolitan mould. Let the first layer, about an inch deep be of rich yellow frozen custard made with yolks of eggs and milk as already elsewhere directed; having smoothed that over spread another layer an inch deep of pink strawberry ice cream or red cherry water ice or other red kind, and on that spread another layer of white ice cream, either pure cream frozen or a corn starch cream made without yolks of eggs, or else a white orange or lemon ice. Three colors of cream are to be chosen, however, in preference to any water ice when they can be had, because they freeze of even density. A chocolate or caramel cream will answer instead of red.
228— Neapolitan Molds and How to Manage Them.
Properly made molds have a bottom lid as well as top. They can be bought at the furnishing stores. The large establishments, however, find it less trouble to use plain tin boxes almost identical in size and shape with the common wooden cigar boxes. They have a tight fitting top lid, and before being filled are lined with manilla paper, by means of which the brick of ice cream after being firmly frozen can easily be withdrawn It is an advantage to use a paper lining in whichever kind of mold may be employed. Where ice is plentiful, when
the freezers have been emptied into the molds these may be placed in the same freezers, well covered down and allowed to remain the*e two or three hours to become firm. If there is the least risk of the inside not being cold enough, however, immerse the molds in a tub of pounded ice and salt by themselves. Before doing so the joints of the lids should be closed, if not made tight enough with paper, by brushing with melted butter to fill up the spaces where salt might get in.
When the molds have remained in the freezing mixture 2 or 3 hours wash off the outside, take out the shape of cream and wrap it in dry manila paper and put it back in the freezer, well packed, to remain until it is to be sliced and served.
All kinds of ice creams and frozen puddings in single colros are thus frozen in bricks and served in slices. When to be served at a party table whole the stamped ornamental lid may have the fruit or flower form filled with a colored ice that will show in relief upon the plain form. These forms are served upon a folded napkin in a dish, in some cases, but are better placed in a silver dish having a drainer bottom on the plan of a butter dish.
Among the labor-saving expedients to secure the ornamental tri-colored brick of cream without making different kinds the principal is the employment of the prepared vegetable colors, to be obtained of the manufacturers of flavoring extracts, by which one large freezer of ice cream may be made to take as many different hues as may be desired.
Cost of molded creams — This is quite out of proportion to the cost of ingredients. The extra time and labor and consumption of ice probably will be found to double the expense.