Snow Balls

Ingredients

• yolks of three eggs
• one cupful of granulated sugar
• three tablespoonfuls of cold water
• grated rind of one lemon
• two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice
• one small cup of flour
• one and a half teaspoonfuls of baking powder
• one-quarter of a cup of butter
• one cupful of sugar
• one-half cup of cream

Method

1. 1

   Beat yolks and sugar until light, add water, lemon rind, lemon juice, and flour mixed with baking powder.

2. 2

   Fold in beaten egg whites.

3. 3

   Pour into buttered cups and steam for 45 minutes.

4. 4

   For sauce, cream butter with sugar, add cream and lemon juice, cook over hot water until creamy.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 6 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Kirmess cook book (1907), page 158. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SNOW BALLS. Miss Potter, Portchester, N. Y. Yolks of three eggs, beaten a little, and one cupful of granulated sugar, and beat until very light; then beat in three tablespoonfuls of cold water, grated rind of one lemon, two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice, and one small cup of flour, mixed with one and a half teaspoonfuls of baking powder; add whites of eggs, beaten to a stiff froth; mix lightly and pour into buttered cups and steam three-quarters of an hour. Sauce. Cream one- quarter of a cup of butter with one cupful of sugar ; add one-half cup of cream

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