Delmonico Dessert

Name: Delmonico Dessert
Yield: Serves 12 to 15 people.
Ingredients: ¼ lb. candied fruit, (cherries, pineapple, apricot, lime); ½ cup pulverized sugar; 1 pint cream, whipped stiff; 1 teaspoon vanilla; ¼ cup sherry or vanilla water; 1 tablespoon candied cherries; Yolks of 2 eggs; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 pint hot milk; ¼ cup sugar; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; ½ cup boiling water; ¼ cup cold water; 1½ tablespoons granulated gelatine; ¼ lb. macaroons; ½ teaspoon vanilla; Whites of 2 eggs

Preparation info

Serves
12 to 15
people.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Settlement Cook Book

By Lizzie Black Kander

Published 1903

About

Ingredients

Yolks of 2 eggs
¼ cup sugar
1 pint

Dessert

Method

Part 1. Soak gelatine in cold water until soft, then dissolve in boiling water; add lemon juice. Make a custard with the yolks of eggs, beaten slightly and mixed with the sugar and salt; pour on the hot milk and cook in the double boiler until it thickens, stirring constantly. Then add the gelatine water, let cook a minute and stir. Strain, cool, add vanilla and the whites of eggs beaten