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Cocoanut Ice Cream

A historical recipe from Housekeeping in Old Virginia, by Marion Cabell Tyree (1878).

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A historical recipe

Housekeeping in Old Virginia, by Marion Cabell Tyree (1878). Project Gutenberg eBook #42450.

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

United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. One pound grated cocoanut
  2. one pound sugar
  3. one pint cream
  4. three pints fresh cream

Method

  1. One pound grated cocoanut, one pound sugar, one pint cream.
  2. Stir the grated nut gradually into the cream.
  3. Boil gently, or merely heat it, so as to thoroughly get the flavor of the nut.
  4. Then pour the cream into a bowl and stir in the sugar.
  5. When cold, stir in three pints fresh cream, then freeze.

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Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Housekeeping in Old Virginia, by Marion Cabell Tyree (1878). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #42450 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42450). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.