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With a saucepan over the sea

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.
Stir I quart of wheat mush over the fire with 2 quarts of milk✪ Cracked Wheat Pudding, until thick and smooth, add % pound of mixed raisins and currants, then, when tender, still stirring, the yolks of 6 eggs beaten, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Serve cold, in bowls or cups. DEVONSHIRE WHITE-POT. Beat 4 eggs, add i pint of cream, and sugar and nutmeg to taste, also a handful of raisins which have been soaked in hot water to soften. Pour into a dish which has in the bottom a layer of sliced stale bread, buttered. Bake in a slow oven, and serve cold. DEVONSHIRE JUNKET. Mix j4 a teaspoonful of powdered cinnamon with 2 tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Add a glass of brandy, and stir well ; then add one quart i8i With a Saucepan over the Sea of fresh milk and rennet to curdle. Stir until it b^ns to set, and serve with clotted cream. LONDON SYLLABUB. Dissolve 3 ounces of sugar in j4 pint of sherry, add some nutm^ and 2 quarts of milk direct from the cow ; serve with white of egg, beaten, on top of each glass. ENGLISH TRIPLE (as made at Windsor). Cut a pound of loaf cake into very thin slices, and arrange in a dish, with a custard, between each layer, of j4 pound of crushed macaroons, i glass of sherry, yolks of 4 eggs, 2 gills of milk, a tea- spoonfiil of cornstarch, 2 ounces of sugar, and the zest and juice of a lemon. Cook this until thick, strain for use. After putting it in the layers of cake and over the top, spread a layer of apricot jam or plum marmalade over all, and finally spoonfuls of whipped cream, flavored with vanilla. Serve very cold. It can be garnished with citron and fruits. ROLY-POLY. (England.) Make a good stiff batter, using eggs and milk, etc., roll it out thin, spread a layer of jam or mar- malade evenly, fold it up, dust with flour, and tie in a cloth. Boil it i}4 hours, drain, untie, and serve, in slices, with wine or cream sauce. 182 With a Saucepan over the Sea CLARET JELLY. (England.) Melt I ounce gelatine in ^ pint of boiling water, add I quart of claret, ^ pound sugar, rind and juice of a lemon, and stir until it boils, strain and add a pinch of powdered cinnamon. Pour into a mould, set on ice, and turn out. Serve with cream. CLARET AND STRAWBERRIES. (France.) Dissolve J^ pound sugar in a pint of claret, or more, if needed, to sweeten, pick sufficient straw- berries, cover with this and set on ice for an hour before use. Eat with crackers and cream cheese. ROD GRUID. (Norway and Sweden.) Mash and strain 3 boxes of currants, add water to make 2 quarts of juice, i pound sugar, i stick of cinnamon, rind of i lemon. Boil it, skim it, add % pound sago ; when melted and clear, pour into moulds. Set on ice, eat with cream. LECHE CREAM. (A convent recipe.) Beat yolks of 3 eggs, and add the beaten white of I, add carefully i j^ pints of milk, blended with 4 tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, as much sugar, and a spoonful of grated lemon peel. Boil all, but stir to prevent burning, until smooth. Pour into a X83 With a Saucepan over the Sea shallow dish, lined with sliced sponge cake or lady fingers, through a sieve. Dust, when cold, a pat- tern of cinnamon or nutmeg on top, and serve with cream. BAVARIAN VANILLA CREAM. This is peculiar to the Tyrol and Black Forest. Warm but do not boil ^ pint of milk, mix the yolks of 3 eggs and 3 ounces of sugar, add to the milk, stir well, then having dissolved ^ ounce gelatine in the warm milk, stir until thick, but do not boil it. Add a spoonful of vanilla, strain it, and add ^ pint of whipped cream. Pour into a mould, and serve with strawberry sauce, made by cooking a cup of fresh berries, or canned ones, with sugar to sweeten, the juice of j4 ^ lemon, and sufficient hot water to make a thick syrup when strained. Cool it, and serve both very cold. STRAWBERRY BAVARIAN CREAM. This can be made also of peaches or pineapple, or any fruit in due proportions. ✪ Devonshire White-Pot