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Italian Cream

A historical recipe from Lowney's Cook Book Illustrated in Colors, by Maria Willett Howard (1907).

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A historical recipe

Lowney's Cook Book Illustrated in Colors, by Maria Willett Howard (1907). Project Gutenberg eBook #52800.

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

Italy

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

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. 3 egg yolks
  2. 3 egg whites

Method

  1. 2 cups milk 3 egg yolks ¼ cup sugar 2 tablespoons granulated gelatine few grains salt ¼ cup cold water 3 egg whites Soak gelatine in cold water;
  2. scald milk;
  3. mix yolks and sugar, add milk and salt;
  4. cook until mixture begins to thicken;
  5. add soaked gelatine, chill, and as mixture thickens add the beaten whites of eggs.
  6. Mold, chill, and serve.
  7. Any flavorings used for Bavarians may be used for Italian Creams.

Plating

Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Lowney's Cook Book Illustrated in Colors, by Maria Willett Howard (1907). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #52800 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52800). 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.