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Frenchdessert

Mont Blanc

From Boston Cooking-School cook book, 1896

Serves 3

Serve as a dessert.

Presented as published in 1896. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Boston Cooking-School cook book (1896) by Fannie Merritt Farmer, Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", James B. Herndon , Herndon/Vehling Collection, Sam Sloan, D. A. Lincoln, page 227. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Mont Blanc Should Look Like a Mountain. For Variety, serve the Same Mixture, Riced, over Whipped Cream on a Puff Paste Circle or in a Meringue Shell MONT BLANC Mash 3 cups boiled or canned French Chestnuts, sweeten to taste with powdered sugar, and moisten with hot milk; cook 2 minutes. Rub through strainer, cool, flavor with vanilla, Kirs¢h, or mara- schino. Pile in pyramid, top or surround with whipped cream, and garnish base with whipped cream forced through pastry bag and tube

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