Coffee Cream. — Boil a calf's foot in water until
it makes about a pint of jelly, and strain it. Make
a teacup of very strong coffee, clear it with a bit of
isinglass till perfectly bright, pour on it the jelly,
and add a pint of very good cream, and as much
fine Lisbon sugar as is pleasant ; let it boil up, and
^ pour it into the dish. It should jelly, but not stiffly.
j The coffee must be fresh. Mrs. J. Duckworth.
I Tapioca Cream. — Four tablespoons of tapioca,
) one quart of milk, one cup of sugar, one tablespoon
) of the essence of lemon, and four eggs. Soak the
tapioca all night in water or milk, add the milk and
(sugar and boil five minutes; then add the yelks of
J the eggs beaten in a little cold milk, and boil three
minutes longer. Have the whites beaten to a froth,
and add six tablespoons of sugar. S^oread this over
the top, and brown nicely. Mrs. C. Van Riper.
Charlotte Russe. — One quart of cream, three
eggs, one cup of sugar, vanilla, two and a half
sheets of Cooper's isinglass, or half a box of Cox's
gelatine. Beat the cream to a froth, beat the j^elks
of the eggs and add these to the sugar ; soak the
isinglass for an hour or more in cold water, take it
out, squeeze it tightly, put it in a tin cup with two
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tablespoons of milk, and place it on the back of the
stove until it dissolves; then strain, and pour on
the beaten yelks and sugar, add the whites of the
eggs beaten to a stiff froth, last of all stir in the
beaten cream. Line the dish with slices of sponge
cake or lady's fingers, pour in the mixture and set
in a cool place to stiffen. Miss S. E. Brown. <
Ice Cream. — One quart of cream, one generous ;
pint of milk, one scant half cup of flour, two eggs, ;
one cup of sugar, and one tablespoon of flavoring.
Let the pint of milk come to a boil, beat the sugar,
eggs, and flour together and stir into the boiling ;
milk, stirring often in a double boiler for twenty
minutes; add to this mixture when cool, the quart!
of cream, and freeze. The "White Mountain"!
freezer is the best. Miss Anna Hesse.
of milk, the whites of six eggs beaten with a little
white sugar; flavor to taste. Let the milk come to
a boil and put in the corn starch ; boil well for five
or six minutes, stirring all the while to prevent
burning ; have the eggs in a dish, and put part of your
; cream on them, stirring constantly ; mix all together
well. Put plenty of sugar in it, as it needs to be
quite sweet when frozen. Mrs. E. C. Nation.
Strawberry Ice Cream.— Two quarts of good
rich milk, six eggs, and two cups of sugar. Put
this mixture in a double boiler, stir constantly,
and, when it thickens like cream, set it away to
cool ; when cold, add one quart of cream, one cup of
sugar, and three pints of fresh strawberries,
thoroughly crushed. This makes nearly four quarts.
Mrs. H. R. Wells.
White Ice Cream. — Three quarts of milk, three \ Banana Ice Cream. — Make this the same as
tablespoons of corn starch dissolved in half a cup Strawberry Ice Cream, leaving out the berries, and
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adding three bananas, sliced thin. Mrs. H. R. W. \ ing beaten them to a stiff froth ; let it cook slowly, ✪ Tutti Frutti Jelly I
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Coffee Cream. — Boil a calf's foot in water until it makes about a pint of jelly, and strain it. Make a teacup of very strong coffee, clear it with a bit of isinglass till perfectly bright, pour on it the jelly, and add a pint of very good cream, and as much fine Lisbon sugar as is pleasant ; let it boil up, and
^ pour it into the dish. It should jelly, but not stiffly. j The coffee must be fresh. Mrs. J. Duckworth.
I Tapioca Cream. — Four tablespoons of tapioca,
) one quart of milk, one cup of sugar, one tablespoon
) of the essence of lemon, and four eggs. Soak the
tapioca all night in water or milk, add the milk and
(sugar and boil five minutes; then add the yelks of
J the eggs beaten in a little cold milk, and boil three
minutes longer. Have the whites beaten to a froth,
and add six tablespoons of sugar. S^oread this over
the top, and brown nicely. Mrs. C. Van Riper.
Charlotte Russe. — One quart of cream, three eggs, one cup of sugar, vanilla, two and a half sheets of Cooper's isinglass, or half a box of Cox's gelatine. Beat the cream to a froth, beat the j^elks of the eggs and add these to the sugar ; soak the isinglass for an hour or more in cold water, take it out, squeeze it tightly, put it in a tin cup with two
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tablespoons of milk, and place it on the back of the stove until it dissolves; then strain, and pour on the beaten yelks and sugar, add the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth, last of all stir in the beaten cream. Line the dish with slices of sponge cake or lady's fingers, pour in the mixture and set in a cool place to stiffen. Miss S. E. Brown. <
Ice Cream. — One quart of cream, one generous ; pint of milk, one scant half cup of flour, two eggs, ; one cup of sugar, and one tablespoon of flavoring. Let the pint of milk come to a boil, beat the sugar, eggs, and flour together and stir into the boiling ; milk, stirring often in a double boiler for twenty minutes; add to this mixture when cool, the quart! of cream, and freeze. The "White Mountain"! freezer is the best. Miss Anna Hesse.
of milk, the whites of six eggs beaten with a little white sugar; flavor to taste. Let the milk come to a boil and put in the corn starch ; boil well for five or six minutes, stirring all the while to prevent burning ; have the eggs in a dish, and put part of your ; cream on them, stirring constantly ; mix all together well. Put plenty of sugar in it, as it needs to be quite sweet when frozen. Mrs. E. C. Nation.
Strawberry Ice Cream.— Two quarts of good rich milk, six eggs, and two cups of sugar. Put this mixture in a double boiler, stir constantly, and, when it thickens like cream, set it away to cool ; when cold, add one quart of cream, one cup of sugar, and three pints of fresh strawberries, thoroughly crushed. This makes nearly four quarts.
Mrs. H. R. Wells.
White Ice Cream. — Three quarts of milk, three \ Banana Ice Cream. — Make this the same as tablespoons of corn starch dissolved in half a cup Strawberry Ice Cream, leaving out the berries, and
adding three bananas, sliced thin. Mrs. H. R. W. \ ing beaten them to a stiff froth ; let it cook slowly,
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