Floating Island

Ingredients

• one quart of milk
• half a cup of sugar
• the yolks of three eggs
• two tablespoons cornstarch
• season with lemon or vanilla

Method

1. 1

   Scald milk and sugar, beat yolks, add cornstarch dissolved in cold milk, then mix with boiling milk.

2. 2

   Boil until thick, stir in flavoring, fold in half of beaten egg whites, and top with remaining whites.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Pennsylvania German cook book (1902) by Keller, J. A. Mrs, page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FLOATING ISLAND. Scald one quart of milk and half a cnp of sugar, beat the yolks of three eggs, and take two tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in a little cold milk, then add egg and cornstarch to the boiling milk, boil until it thickens, then season with lemon or vanilla, then beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth, take half of the whites and stir into the mixture and put the rest on top. Mrs. M. R. ‘20 THK l*KXN8YI.VANI A tiKKMAN COOK HOOK. APPLE SNOW. (a very delicate dish). Cl rate one large sour apple, sprinkle over it a small cupful of i)owdere(l sugar as you grate it to keep it from turning (lark, break into this the whites of two eggs, and heat it all constantly for half an hour. He sure to have it in a large dish as it beats up very stiff and light. Heap this in a glass dish and pour a line smooth custard around it and serve. PEACH MOUSSE. (A VELVETY CREAM). Reduce a dozen of large peaches to a pulp, and strain through a sieve, soak one teasp(»on gelatine in cold water, dissolve it in a large tablespcK)!! of hot water, and add to the peach pulp, then set the whole on ice to get cold. Sweeten one pint of cream, whipped to a stiff froth, then fold in the peach pulp, and pour in a mould. Cover tightly and pack in ice three hours. RASPBERRY FLUMENY. One pint raspberries, one pint water, one cup sugar, boil ten minutes, add three tablespoons cornstarch mixed smooth in a little water. MARINGUES. Beat the whites of six eggs stiff then add two cups of sugar and one teaspoon vanilla. Line a large pan with buttered paper, and drop the maringues by the tablespoon, leave a little space between for them to spread. Bake in a slow oven about one hour. Serve with whipped cream. MOONSHINES. Beat the whites of six eggs very stiff add gradually six tablespoons i)owdered sugar, add more if not stiff enough, beat thirty minutes, then add a cup of jelly or fruit cut flue, beat, set on ice until very C(dd. Serve with rich cream sweetened and flavored. WALNUT MACAROONS. tMiites of three (‘ggs beaten very light, nine heaping tuhlesiHM>ns pulverized sugar stirred into the eggs, two large tablespoons flour, flavor with lemon, and add one pint (d walnut or hickorynut meats. Drop on greased pajK'r and bake slowly until a light brown. Mrs. McMillan BAKED APPLES. Core and pare apples, place in a pan, sprinkle with a little flour, sugar, add small pieces of butter, and bake, serve with cream. CRACKERS AND COFFEE. Spread square crackers with butter, put into the oven a few' minutes until a light brown, .serve warm with warm cof¬ fee. Kill cups two-thirds full with gcMxl coffee, then All cups with whipped cream. M. M. M. BANANA SHORTCAKE. Cream (uie-half cup butter and one cup pulverized sugar, the yolks of two t‘ggs and half a cup of sugar

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.