Name: Snow Pudding
Yield: Yield: ½ Quarts, Sufficient For 8 to 10 Servings.
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 2 cups boiling water or milk; 3 egg whites; ½ cup lemon juice; 4 tablespoons cold water; 3 envelopes unflavored gelatin

Preparation info

Yield: ½ Quarts , Sufficient For
8 to 10
Servings.

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

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