Nesselrode Ice Pudding

Chestnuts and candied fruits have long been traditional flavors at Christmastime in Britain. This chestnut-laced ice cream pudding, which was created by famed French chef Antonin Carême in honor of a Russian count and diplomat, appeared in many English cookery books throughout the nineteenth century. It was often made in a dome-shaped mold and decorated with a sprig of holly to mimic a boiled Christmas pudding. Disguising food in this manner had been a popular English custom since medieval