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Practical gastronomy and culinary dictionary

1892

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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Put all the above ingredients into a small stewpan, beat it with a whisk, stand the pan in a bain-marie or a large vessel three parts full of boiling water. Stir until it becomes creamy, but do not allow it to boil. Serve with hot sweet puddhigs, &c. CHAPTER XII. COLD SWEETS AND ICES. 639. Bavaroise an Chocolat. — } lb. chocolate, 3 oz. sugar, ^ oz. French leaf gelatine, 1 tablespoonfiil creme de riz, 1 quart milk, 6 yolks of eggs, 1 teaspoonful vanilla essence. Soak the gelatine in a little cold milk, mix the ground rice or creme de riz with | gill of cold milk. Put the chocolate, sugar, and remainder of milk in a stewpan ; boil gently, and stir until the chocolate is dissolved ; add the gelatine and creme de riz ; stir until it boils. Beat up the yolks of eggs in a basin, pour on the milk, &c., stir well and return to the stewpan ; add the vanilla essence, and stir over the fire until it thickens, but do not let it boil. Strain through a fine hair sieve, pour into a fancy mould ; when set, turn out on a cold dish, and serve. The top of the shape may be decorated with whipped cream, sweetened with a little vanilla sugar, by means of a cornet or forcing-bag. 640. Bavaroise de Bananes. — 1 quart milk, 2 oz. cornflower, 2 oz. sugar, 2 bananas, | teaspoonful vanilla essence, 2 yolks of eggs. Boil up the milk, add the sugar, wet the cornflower with a little cold milk, and stir into the boiling milk ; stir over the fire until it thickens, and add the yolks of eggs and flavouring essence. Let the eggs bind, and set aside to cool. Peel the bananas, and cut into thin slices, mix with the above, and fill into one or two wetted moulds ; put on the ice to set. When ready, immerse the mould in tepid water, turn out on a dish, and serve with a cold fruit syrup. 622 RECHERCHE COOKERY. 641. Bavaroise au Caramel. — 6 oz. castor sugar, 1| pint milk, ^ pint cream, 1 oz. French gelatine, 6 yolks of eggs, 1 lemon. Peel the lemon finely, chop the rind and put it in a copper sugar-boiler ; add 2 oz. sugar and a few drops of lemon-juice, stir over the fire until it acquires a dark amber colour ; add the milk and boil up ; then stir in the yolks of eggs two at a time, and the remainder of the sugar. Stir over the fire mitil it begins to thicken, and pass through a fine sieve or strainer. Dissolve the gelatine in a gill of water and strain it into the above ; let it cool a little, whip the cream and mix. Fill up a mould, stand it on the ice to cool ; when set, turn out and serve. 642. Creme Renversee. — | pint milk, 4 eggs, 6 oz. castor sugar, ^ gill cream, | teaspoonful lemon essence.