William Woys Weaver

Snow Pudding

1898

Preparation info
  • Yield: ½ Quarts , Sufficient For

    8 to 10

    Servings.
    • Difficulty

      Medium

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

By William Woys Weaver

Published 1990

  • About

In her Housewife’s Helper (Cato, N.Y., 1898), Mrs. A. R. Pennell refered to this dish as Snow Drift, another of its many popular names.10 It does look like snow, particularly on top.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • 3 envelopes

Method

Dissolve the sugar in the lemon juice. Soften the gelatin in the cold water, then mix it with the sugar and lemon. Stir to eliminate lumps. Add the boiling water or milk. Whisk to completely dissolve all the gelatin; set aside to cool. When the pudding is cold, but not yet stiff, beat the egg whites to a froth. Add to the pudding, beating until the mixture has a frothy texture. Pour into a mold