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Chinese Pudding

A historical recipe from Practical vegetarian cookery, by Kate Buffington Davis, Constance Wachtmeister (1897).

A historical recipe

Practical vegetarian cookery, by Kate Buffington Davis, Constance Wachtmeister (1897). Project Gutenberg eBook #69812.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From Practical vegetarian cookery, by Kate Buffington Davis, Constance Wachtmeister (1897). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #69812 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69812). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Whip one pint of cream and set it in a pan of cracked ice;
  2. add one half cupful of chopped preserved ginger, one half cupful powdered sugar;
  3. one half cupful of cold boiled rice.
  4. Dissolve one half cupful of Irish moss in boiling water, using as little water as possible;
  5. strain, and stir into the cream mixture;
  6. stir until it thickens.
  7. Set away to harden, and serve with ginger sauce.