Chapter 7

273. +Tea Ice Cream.+-- 1 ounce of the very best tea, 1 quart cream, the yolks of 6 eggs and 3/4 pound sugar; boil the cream, put in the tea, cover and let it stand 5 minutes; strain through a sieve and when nearly cold mix the cream, yolks and sugar together and stir over the fire until nearly boiling; remove from fire and when cold finish as directed.

274. +Coffee Ice Cream, No. 1.+-- 1 quart cream, 1 pint milk, 2 cups sugar, the yolks of 6 eggs and 2 ounces freshly ground coffee; boil the milk, put in the coffee, cover and set it aside to cool; next put the cream, yolks and sugar in a saucepan and stir over the fire till it nearly boils; remove from fire, add the coffee and when cold strain through a fine sieve, finishing as directed.

275. +Coffee Ice Cream, No. 2.+-- 3/4 pound sugar, 1 quart sweet cream, the yolks of 6-8 eggs and 5 ounces unroasted Mocha coffee; roast the coffee in a pan over the fire and put it into half of the boiling cream; cover and let it stand till cold; put the remaining cream, yolks and sugar in a saucepan over the fire and stir till nearly boiling; remove from the fire, add the coffee cream with the beans and let it stand till cold; then strain through a sieve and freeze as directed. 2 ounces freshly ground coffee may be used instead of the beans.

276. +Ice Cream (Simple).+-- 1 quart sweet cream, 1 cup sugar and 2 teaspoonfuls vanilla or lemon extract; mix this well together, pour into a freezer and finish as directed. Or take equal parts of cream and milk; to 1 quart of this add 1-1/2 cups sugar and any flavoring that may be desired; pour into the freezer and finish as directed.

277. +Plain Chocolate Ice Cream.+-- 2 pints cream, 1 pint milk, 2 cups sugar, 1/4 pound Baker's grated chocolate and 2 teaspoonfuls vanilla extract; place a saucepan with the milk, chocolate and cream over the fire, add the sugar, stir and boil for a few minutes; remove from fire and when cold freeze as directed.

278. +Nut Ice Cream.+-- 1/2 pound blanched walnuts, the yolks of 6 eggs, 1-1/2 cups sugar, 1 quart cream and 1 teaspoonful vanilla; pound the walnuts fine; put the cream, yolks, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan and stir over the fire till nearly boiling; remove from the fire, add the nuts and when cold strain it through a sieve; freeze as directed.

279. +Fine Chocolate Ice Cream.+-- 1/2 pound grated chocolate, 1/2 pound sugar, 1 quart sweet cream, the yolks of 8 eggs and 1 teaspoonful vanilla extract; place a saucepan with 1/2 pint cream and the chocolate over the fire and stir and boil till chocolate is dissolved; stir the yolks, sugar, the remaining cream and vanilla together, add it slowly to the chocolate and continue stirring until nearly boiling; remove from fire and finish as directed.

280. +Strawberry Ice Cream.+-- 1 pint ripe strawberries, 1 pint rich, sweet cream, 1 pound sugar and 1 teaspoonful vanilla extract; wash and drain the berries, mash them fine and mix with the sugar; cover and let stand till sugar is melted; press them through a sieve, mix the strawberry pulp with the cream and vanilla and put the whole into a freezer and freeze as directed. Raspberry, peach and apricot ice creams are made the same way.

281. +How to Make Ice Cream Without a Freezer.+-- The process is so easy of manipulation and the expense incident thereto so small that most anybody can prepare it without any great trouble. All that is necessary for its preparation is a butter tub or a large pail, some ice, rock salt, a tin form with tube in the center and a cover that fits it closely. The ice is best broken to pieces by putting it into a coarse bag and pounding with a hatchet. By this process no ice is wasted and there is no muss.

282. +Vanilla Ice Cream, No. 1.+-- Set a plain tin form with tube in the center into cracked ice and salt; place a saucepan with 1 quart milk, the yolks of 6 eggs, 1 cup sugar and 1 tablespoonful cornstarch over the fire and stir with an egg beater till nearly boiling; remove from the fire, set saucepan in cold water and continue stirring till cold; then add the whites of the 6 eggs, beaten to a stiff froth, and 2 teaspoonfuls vanilla extract; pour this into the form, put on the cover and paste a strip of buttered paper around its edge, to prevent the salt water from entering; put a thick layer of cracked ice in the bottom of a butter tub and sprinkle over it a handful of rock salt; set the form onto the ice and fill the space between it and tub with cracked ice and salt; lay a thick layer of ice on top of form and sprinkle with salt; cover the tub with a carpet or bag and let it stand in a cool place for 4 hours; when ready to serve take the form out of the ice, remove the paper, dip the form into hot water, quickly wipe dry, turn the cream onto a dish and serve.

283. +Vanilla Ice Cream. No. 2.+-- Place a deep kettle into cracked ice and put into it 1 quart rich, sweet cream; beat this with an egg beater until thick and add 1 cup powdered sugar and 2 teaspoonfuls vanilla extract; put the cream into a tin form with a tube in the center, cover tightly, paste a strip of buttered paper around the edge of cover and finish the same as in foregoing recipe. NOTE.--For chocolate cream dissolve 1/4 pound grated chocolate in 1/2 cup water, let it boil for a few minutes and when cold stir into the whipped cream prepared as above. Preserved peaches cut into small pieces or preserved pineapples cut into dice and mixed with the whipped cream is very nice. 1 dozen macaroons pounded fine and mixed with the whipped cream is also excellent. Pumpernickel cut in slices, dried in an oven and rolled fine may also be used. Candied fruit cut into pieces and fresh or preserved strawberries, as also cherries, apricots and oranges, can be used in the same way. For a small family 1 pint of cream will be sufficient.

284. +Fruit Ice Cream.+-- Stir 1 quart cream with the yolks of 6 eggs and 1-1/2 cups sugar over the fire till it nearly boils; remove from fire and when cold put the cream into the freezer and work till half frozen; then add any kind of fruit--either fresh strawberries or preserved pineapple cut into dice, ripe peaches cut into quarters, preserved pitted cherries or apricots; then finish as directed. The fruit may also be stirred into Custard Ice Cream in the same manner.

285. +Fruit Ice.+-- The principal point in making fruit ice is to use the exact quantity of sugar. If the mixture contains too much sugar it will not freeze; if too little sugar the ice will be hard and dry. The better way is to try a little of it before putting the whole mixture into a freezer. If hard and dry add some thick sugar syrup; if it does not freeze at all add some cold water or a very thin syrup of sugar.

286. +Cold Sugar Syrup for Fruit Ice.+-- Dissolve 1 pound sugar in 1 pint cold water and use as directed in following recipe. This is the ordinary syrup of 32 degrees used for fruit ice. If a thicker syrup is wanted dissolve 1 pound sugar in 1/2 pint water.

287. +Strawberry Ice.+-- Wash and drain 1 quart ripe strawberries and press them through a sieve; mix the pulp with 1 pint sugar syrup, as in No. 286, and the juice of 2 lemons; press it through a fine hair sieve, put it into a freezer and freeze as directed.

288. +Pineapple Ice.+-- Choose a large, ripe pineapple, pare and grate it, or cut into pieces, and chop fine; put the pulp into a porcelain dish and pour over it 1/2 pint sugar syrup; cover and let it stand 1 hour; then add another 1/2 pint sugar syrup and the juice of 1 lemon; press it through a sieve and put in a freezer to freeze.

289. +Tutti Frutti Ice.+-- Pound 3/4 pound blanched sweet almonds and 12 bitter ones with a little cold water very fine; pour over 1 pint water and let them stand for 1/2 hour; then press them through a hair sieve; mix this almond milk with 2 pints sugar syrup and 1 teaspoonful vanilla; put this into a freezer and freeze; when frozen take the paddle of the freezer out and put in different kinds of fruit cut into small dice--either fresh or preserved peaches, pineapples, plums, cherries or apricots.

290. +Peach Ice.+-- Pare and cut 12 large, ripe peaches into pieces, press them through a sieve, mix with a little over 1 pint sugar syrup and freeze. Ices from egg plums and apricots are made in the same way.

291. +Melon Ice.+-- Choose a nice, ripe musk melon, cut it in half, remove the seeds and green portion and press the soft part through a sieve; mix it with an equal quantity of sugar syrup, a little vanilla extract, the juice of 1 lemon, a little orange blossom water and freeze as directed.

292. +Orange Ice.+-- Mix 1 quart sugar syrup with the juice of 10 oranges, put in the thin peel of 2 oranges and let it stand for 6 minutes; remove the peel, pour the syrup through a sieve and freeze as directed.

293. +Lemon Ice.+-- Mix the juice of 5 lemons with 1 quart sugar syrup and freeze.

294. +Sorbet+ is served in Europe at balls and suppers.

295. +Champagne Sorbet.+-- Dissolve 1 pound sugar in 1-1/2 pints cold water, add the juice of 2 lemons and 6 oranges and a little of the peel of each and let it stand 10 minutes; remove the peel, add 1/2 bottle champagne, put it into a freezer and work for 1/4 hour; 10 minutes before serving add 1/2 bottle champagne, work it for a few minutes longer and then serve in glasses. Sorbet should not freeze hard; it should be a creamy liquid and ice cold.

296. +Pineapple Sorbet.+-- 1 quart pineapple syrup, the juice of 3 oranges and 1 lemon; mix all together, strain and put into a freezer, work it for 1/2 hour and add by degrees during the freezing process 1/2 bottle champagne; finish the same as Champagne Sorbet. Sorbets of oranges, strawberries, peaches, cherries and apricot syrup are made in a similar manner.

297. +Strawberry Sherbet.+-- Press 1 quart ripe strawberries through a sieve, add 3/4 pound sugar dissolved in 3 pints cold water, add the juice of 1 lemon and 2 teaspoonfuls orange flower water, cover and let stand for 2 hours; then strain through a fine sieve and set on ice for 1 or 2 hours; serve ice cold in small glasses.

298. +Orange Granite.+-- Mix 1 pint orange juice with 3 pints sugar syrup, as in No. 286, the juice of 2 lemons and the peel of 1; let it stand a few minutes then strain through a sieve; pour the mixture into a freezer, cover and turn for 5 minutes; then take off the cover, cut the frozen part loose from the sides of freezer, turn for a few minutes longer and serve. Granite must not be frozen hard; it should have little lumps all through it. Granites of strawberries, pineapples, raspberries, currants, peaches, apricots or cherries are made in a similar way. In granite of currants omit the lemon juice.

299. +Spongada aux peches.+-- Pare and cut into pieces some ripe peaches, press them through a sieve and take for 1 pint peach pulp 1 pint sugar syrup, as in No. 286, 2 teaspoonfuls vanilla extract, 1-1/2 gills white of egg not beaten and 10 bitter almonds pounded to a paste with a little water; mix all well together and strain twice through a sieve; pour this into a freezer, cover and turn for 5 minutes; take off the cover, cut the frozen part loose from the sides of freezer, cover and turn again; repeat the operation of cutting from the sides every 5 minutes; as soon as the mixture begins to thicken remove the paddle of freezer, work the mixture up and down with a large spoon and press it towards the sides and bottom of freezer; as soon as the contents of freezer have increased to double their size add 2 tablespoonfuls maraschino and serve in glasses.

300. +Spongada au chocolat.+-- 1 pint sweet cream, 1/2 pound finely grated chocolate, 1/2 pound sugar, 2 teaspoonfuls vanilla extract, 1-1/2 gills white of egg and 1 large cup water; boil the chocolate in the water for 5 minutes; when cold mix all the ingredients together and finish the same as in preceding recipe.

301. +Spongada au Cafe.+-- 1 pint cold sweet cream, 1/2 pint very strong coffee, 1/2 pint whites of eggs (not whipped) and 1 pound powdered sugar; mix all together and finish the same as Spongada aux Peches.

302. +Spongada au marasquin.+-- 1-1/2 gills white of eggs, 2 pints rich, sweet cream, 1-1/2 cups sugar, 2 teaspoonfuls vanilla extract and 1-1/2 gills maraschino; dissolve the sugar in the cream, add vanilla and the white of egg without having been beaten and finish the same as Spongada aux Peches. The maraschino is to be added shortly before serving.

303. +Orgeat of Almond Milk.+-- 1 pound sweet and 12 bitter almonds are scalded in boiling water, freed from their brown skins and laid for 1 hour in cold water; drain the almonds on a sieve and pound them fine with 1 pound sugar and a few spoonfuls water; put the pounded nuts into a porcelain dish, pour over them 4 quarts cold water, add 2 teaspoonfuls vanilla extract and strain through a napkin. The napkin should be well washed in cold water and wrung out previous to being used. Put this almond milk into glass bottles and place them on ice before serving.

304. +The Polonaise.+-- Place a porcelain-lined saucepan over the fire with 1 bottle Rhine wine, 2 bottles weiss beer, the rind of 1 lemon, a piece of stick cinnamon, 2 whole eggs, the yolks of 6 and sugar to taste; beat the whole with an egg beater over the fire till nearly boiling; instantly remove, continue beating for a few minutes longer and serve hot in cups. This is served at the end of a ball or party shortly before the guests go home.

305. +Iced Tea.+-- Boil 1 quart milk with 4 tablespoonfuls sugar, add 1-1/2 ounces tea, cover and set aside for 5 minutes; then strain and when cold pour it into an ice form; finish with whipped cream the same as Coffee Ice.

306. +Iced Coffee.+-- Boil 1 quart milk with 4 tablespoonfuls sugar, add 1 cup coarsely ground coffee, cover and let it stand for 15 minutes; then strain and when cold put it into an ice form, cover and set into cracked ice with a little rock salt sprinkled between; let it stand for 1/2 hour; then thoroughly stir it with a long-handled spoon and mix with 1 pint whipped cream; serve in small cups.

307. +Bread Crumbs.+-- Take stale bread or pieces which are left from the table, put them in a long, shallow tin pan and place in a medium hot oven; leave the door of oven open a little, so that the bread may dry slowly; when it is dry and has become a delicate brown color put the bread on a pastry board and roll it fine with a rolling pin; sift the crumbs through a sieve, return those which remain in it back on the board and roll and sift again; continue in this way until all the crumbs have been rolled fine and sifted; put them into a jar or box until wanted.

308. +How to Prepare a Pudding Form.+-- Rub the inside of a form well with butter and thickly sprinkle it with fine bread crumbs; turn the form upside down, in order that the loose crumbs may fall out; the cover of the form must be treated the same way; fill form with the pudding mixture, put on the cover and tie it firmly with a cord; set the form in a vessel of boiling water so that 1/3 of it is immersed; then cover the vessel and boil slowly till done; add more water according as it diminishes through boiling. The form may be put in a large saucepan of boiling water and the latter covered with a deep dish or pan; but care must be taken not to have too much water in the saucepan, otherwise it will get inside of the form.

BOILED AND BAKED PUDDINGS.

Half the quantity of any of the following recipes will be sufficient for a small family, but care must be taken in measurement to use only the _exact_ half.

309. +Plum Pudding.+-- Take 3/4 pound finely minced suet, 1/2 pound stoned raisins, 1/2 pound well cleansed currants, 1/4 pound finely cut citron, 5 well beaten eggs, the grated rind of 1 lemon, 1 grated nutmeg, 2 teaspoonfuls ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoonful cloves, 1 teaspoonful salt, 2 cups bread crumbs, 1/2 cup sour cream or milk, 1 cup syrup, 1 cup brown sugar, 1-1/4 pounds sifted flour, 1 teaspoonful baking soda dissolved in a little boiling water, 2 teaspoonfuls cream of tartar mixed with the flour and 1 glass brandy; mix all well together; have ready a large pudding form, rub the inside well with butter and sprinkle with bread crumbs; fill the mixture into the form and boil 4 hours; when done turn the pudding out onto a dish, pour brandy or rum over it, light and bring the pudding to table while burning; serve with hard sauce made as follows:--Stir 2 tablespoonfuls butter with 8 tablespoonfuls powdered sugar to a cream, add the yolks of 2 eggs, 4 tablespoonfuls brandy, a little nutmeg and the beaten whites of 2 eggs; sufficient for 20 persons. If any of the pudding be left put in a stone jar and it will keep for a long time. When wanted cut off a piece sufficient for dinner, put it in a colander over a vessel of boiling water, cover with a plate, steam for 1/2 hour and serve. The quantities cited in this recipe will make 1 large pudding or 2 medium sized ones.

310. +English Plum Pudding.+-- 1-1/2 pounds Muscatel raisins, 1-3/4 pounds currants, 1 pound Sultana raisins, 2 pounds sugar, 2 pounds bread crumbs, 16 eggs, 2 pounds finely chopped suet, 6 ounces finely cut citron, the grated rind of 2 lemons, 1 ounce ground nutmeg, 1 ounce cinnamon, 1/2 ounce ground bitter almonds and 1/4 pint brandy; stone and cut up the raisins, but do not chop them; wash and dry the currants; mix all the dry ingredients together and moisten with the eggs, which should be well beaten; stir in the brandy and when all is well mixed butter and flour a strong pudding cloth; put in the mixture, tie up cloth very tightly, put into a large vessel of boiling water and boil from 6 to 8 hours; serve with brandy sauce. This quantity may be divided and boiled in buttered moulds. For small families this is the most desirable way, as the above ingredients will be found sufficient to make a pudding for 25 persons. This pudding is excellent, but any one troubled with dyspepsia had better not eat it.

311. +Biscuit Pudding.+-- 2 cups milk, 1 cup butter, 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 10 eggs, 1 teaspoonful vanilla extract and the grated rind and juice of 1 lemon; put the milk with 1/2 of the butter over the fire; as soon as it boils stir in the sifted flour and keep on stirring until the contents of saucepan form into a smooth paste and loosen from bottom of saucepan; then transfer it to a dish and set aside to cool; stir the remaining butter to a cream and add alternately the yolks of eggs, the sugar and the paste; thoroughly stir this and add the lemon, vanilla and the 10 whites beaten to a stiff froth; fill into a well buttered and floured form, boil 2 hours and serve with wine cream sauce. NOTE.--This pudding should be served as soon as taken from the form. The above ingredients will make a pudding sufficient for 10 persons.

312. +Cottage Pudding (baked).+-- Take 1-1/2 cups milk, 3 cups prepared flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 3 eggs and the grated rind of 1 lemon; stir butter and sugar to a cream, add by degrees the eggs and lemon and lastly, alternately, the flour and milk; butter a long tin pan, sprinkle with bread crumbs, pour in the mixture and bake 1/2 hour; serve with wine or nutmeg sauce; in serving cut the pudding into squares; sufficient for 10 persons.

313. +Cottage Pudding (boiled).+-- Prepare a batter the same as in foregoing recipe, butter a pudding form, sprinkle with bread crumbs and pour in the mixture; the form should be about 3/4 full; boil 2 hours and serve with following sauce:--Stir 1/2 cup butter with 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar to a cream, add the yolk of 1 egg, some pitted or preserved cherries and 1 tablespoonful brandy; or add bruised strawberries, blackberries or peaches cut into small pieces.

314. +Cottage Apple Pudding.+-- Prepare a batter as for Cottage Pudding (baked) and add 3 cups finely cut apples; in other respects treat the same as foregoing recipe and serve with lemon sauce.

315. +Batter Fruit Pudding.+-- 1/4 pound butter, 4 tablespoonfuls sugar, 4 eggs, 2 cups milk, 4 cups prepared flour, 1 cup seedless raisins and currants, 1/2 cup finely cut citron, the grated rind of 1 lemon and a little nutmeg; stir butter and sugar to a cream and add the eggs by degrees; then add alternately the sifted flour and milk, next the fruit, lemon and nutmeg; butter a pudding form, sprinkle with bread crumbs, put in the mixture and boil 2 hours; serve with hard, brandy or punch sauce. NOTE.--The fruit should be dusted with flour before adding it to the batter; sufficient for 10 persons.

316. +Prince Regent Pudding.+-- After removing the crust off a 5 cent loaf of stale bread grate on a grater and pour 1 pint milk over it; then stir 2 tablespoonfuls butter with 4 tablespoonfuls sugar to a cream, add the yolks of 7 eggs, 4 tablespoonfuls finely cut citron, 1/4 pound well cleansed seedless raisins, the bread and the beaten whites of the eggs; fill this into a pudding form which has been well buttered and sprinkled with bread crumbs, close tightly and boil 2 hours: serve with sherry wine, cream or brandy sauce.

317. +Layer Pudding (German style).+-- Cut a 5 cent Vienna loaf of bread (after the crust has been removed) into thin slices; butter these on both sides, dip each slice into milk, lay them on top of one another and set aside; mix together 1/2 cup stoned raisins, 3 tablespoonfuls well cleansed currants, 2 tablespoonfuls finely cut citron and 1/2 teaspoonful cinnamon; beat 8 eggs to a froth and add, stirring constantly, 1 pint milk; next butter a pudding form and sprinkle thickly with bread crumbs; put in a layer of the slices of bread, sprinkle over them some of the fruit mixture and 2 tablespoonfuls sugar; then put in another layer of bread, fruit and sugar; continue until all is used; then pour over it the milk and eggs, cover the form closely and boil 1-1/2 hours; serve with hard or cherry sauce; sufficient for 12 persons.

318. +Portugal Pudding.+-- Grate the crust from a small loaf of bread and soak the latter in milk; when soft press it out and put in a saucepan with 1 tablespoonful butter and 1 tablespoonful clarified dripping; stir for 5 minutes over the fire, transfer it to a dish and as soon as cold mix with the yolks of 6 eggs, 5 tablespoonfuls sugar, 1/4 pound stoned raisins, 1/4 pound well washed currants, the grated rind and juice of 1 lemon, 2 tablespoonfuls finely cut citron, 1/2 cup Cognac or rum and lastly the beaten whites of the eggs; butter a pudding form, sprinkle with fine bread crumbs, fill in the mixture, close tightly and boil 2 hours; serve with hard or wine sauce; sufficient for 10 persons.

319. +Ipsilanti Pudding.+-- Mix 1 cup bread crumbs with 1 cup sweet cream and let it stand 1/2 hour; stir 1/4 pound butter with 6 tablespoonfuls sugar to a cream and add by degrees the yolks of 8 eggs; after this is well blended together add by degrees the bread, the grated rind of 1 lemon, 6 ounces finely cut citron, 4 tablespoonfuls bread crumbs fried in butter, 1 teaspoonful ground cinnamon and if handy 2 tablespoonfuls finely cut preserved ginger; beat the whites of the 8 eggs to a stiff froth, mix all well together, fill the mixture into a pudding form which has been well buttered and sprinkled with bread crumbs, boil 2 hours and serve with wine or cherry sauce.