Peach Mousse

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cupfuls of mellow peaches
• 1/2 of a box of gelatine
• 1/2 cupful of cold water
• 1 cupful of sugar
• 1 teaspoonful of lemon juice
• 1 pint of cream

Method

1. 1

   Rub peaches through a sieve.

2. 2

   Soak gelatine in cold water, dissolve over hot water, add to peaches with sugar and lemon juice.

3. 3

   Stir until thick, fold in whipped cream, pack in a mold, and chill for three hours.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from 365 tasty dishes (1906), page 35. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Peach Mousse. Rub through a sieve enough mellow peaches to measure 1}^ cupfuls. Soak ^ of a box of gelatine in ^ of a cupful of cold water, stand over hot water until dissolved, then add to the peaches with i cupful of sugar and I teaspoonful of lemon juice. Stir occasion- ally until quite thick, add i pint of cream which has been whipped to a solid froth and turn lightly through until set. Pack in a mold, cover and bind the seam with a strip of buttered muslin and pack in ice and salt for three hours. i6, — Toad-in-the-Hole. Toad-in-the-Hole is the unmelodious name for an English meat pudding. Lean beef is used and it should be gently simmered in a little water until tender, then cut into inch squares, well-seasoned and placed in a pud- ding-dish. Over this is potu-ed a thick bat- ter made of i cupful of flour, >^ of a tea- spoonful of salt, I teaspoonful of baking pow- 127 August. der, I beaten egg, ^ of a cupful of milk and I tablespoonful of melted butter. A mod- erate oven will bake it in from forty-five min- utes to an hour according to the size of the dish and with it is served the gravy thickened and well seasoned. 17. — Stuffed Tomatoes. Firm tomatoes may be stuffed with boiled rice, hominy, chopped macaroni, dry bread crumbs or chopped meat, either singly or in combination. Always season highly and moisten with a little melted butter before baking. x8. — Peach Blanc Mange. Steep I dozen peach pits in i pint of milk for half an hour. Take out the pits, add 4 tablespoonfuls of sugar and bring to the scald- ing point. Mix 3 heaping tablespoonfuls of corn-starch with a litde cold milk, add a pinch of salt, pour into the hot milk and stir till thick. Cover and cook for ten minutes, add I dozen ripe peaches pared and cut in bits. Turn into wetted molds and set away till cold. Serve with cream. 128 Augusts 19. — Froes' Legs en Casserole. If the legs are very large divide them at the jcnnty then scald with boiling water to which a little lemon juice has been added. Prepare a white sauce by stirring together 2 tabie- spoonluls of butter and 2 taUespoonfuls of flour; when melted and mixed add slowly i pint of milk and stir until thick and smooth. Season this with i scant teaspoonful of salt and ^ of a teaspoonful of paprika. Peel as many button onions as you have casseroles, and with a potato scoop turn out four times as many raw potato balls. Quickly brown the onions in a little butter, sprinkling over them a (Hnch of powdered sugar. In each casserole put x or 2 legs according to size, i onion, 4 potato balls and a tiny strip of lemon peel. Over all pour the sauce, fasten on the covers and place in a moderate oven for an hour. 20.— Cream of Chicken Liver and Lima Beans. Three-quarters pound cooked chicken liva-, lyi cupfuls cooked lima beans, i}i cupfuls cream sauce. For this recipe it is best to leave the livers whole, merely separating the 139 August lobes. Naturally quite young, fresh beans are the most satisfactory, but canned limas may be used. Make the sauce by putting lyi tablespoonfuls of butter and i}^ table- spoonfuls of flour into a saucepan. Stir over the fire until well blended. Pour in i^ cupfuls of milk, and stir until it boils. Add 14 of a teaspoonful of salt and 3 dashes of white pepper. Divide the sauce into two parts. Add the cooked livers to one-half and the cooked beans to the remaining half. Stir them separately over the fire until steam- ing hot. Pour the beans on a platter, spread them out to form a border, and turn the livers into the centre. Serve hot. If a garnish is desired, scatter finely chopped parsley over the top of the beans and inch- long strips of sweet red pepper, cut very thin, over the liver. 21. — Peach Flummery. Pare and quarter sufficient juicy peaches to make i pint. Stew gently in i pint of water till tender, add i cupful of sugar

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