William Woys Weaver

Kentucky Cream

1885

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    15 to 20

    Servings.
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Christmas Cook: Three Centuries of American Yuletide Sweets
The Christmas Cook

By William Woys Weaver

Published 1990

  • About

This frozen dessert is the recipe of Mrs. J. B. McCreary, wife of the governor of Kentucky in the 1880s. I have added rum, which greatly enhances the flavor.

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups currants
  • 2 tablespoons blanched slivered almonds
  • ½ cup</

Method

Put the currants, almonds, and citron in a bowl and add ¼ of the cup of rum. Cover and let stand overnight. The next day scald 4 cups of milk and dissolve the sugar in it. Beat the eggs until light, then pour them into a double boiler over low heat. Gradually add the scalded milk, whisking as you pour