Banana Snow

Ingredients

• two-thirds box of gelatine
• one-half cup of cold water
• one pint boiling water
• heaping cup of sugar
• juice of two lemons
• whites of three well beaten eggs

Method

1. 1

   Soak two-thirds box of gelatine in one-half cup of cold water for half an hour, then pour over this one pint boiling water, add heaping cup of sugar, juice of two lemons; stir well; when cold and beginning to thicken, add whites of three well beaten eggs; beat together until stiff and white (about one hour).

2. 2

   Peel, cut in thin slices eight large bananas and stir into the snow.

3. 3

   Dip molds into cold water, fill with the snow, set on ice to harden.

4. 4

   Serve with whipped cream or custard made of the yolks of eggs, one pint milk and half cup sugar.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Monmouth Baptist ladies' cook book (1907) by Marian B. Sexton, page 141. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BANANA SNOW. Mrs. Eliza Smith. Soak two-thirds box of gelatine in one-half cup of cold water for half an hour, then pour over this one pint boiling water, add heaping cup of sugar, juice of ADDENDA 293. two lemons ; stir well ; when cold and beginning to thicken, add whites of three well beaten eggs

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