Milk of Almond Ice
A historical recipe from Simple Italian Cookery, by Antonia Isola.
A historical recipe
Simple Italian Cookery, by Antonia Isola. Project Gutenberg eBook #6385.
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From Simple Italian Cookery, by Antonia Isola. Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #6385 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6385). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.
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Ingredients
- one half pound of almonds
- four tablespoons of powdered sugar
- one-half tablespoon of orange water
- three bitter almonds
Method
- Take one half pound of almonds.
- Remove the shells and skins, and put them into a large receptacle of cold water.
- Add three bitter almonds to the number.
- Remove them from the water, and pound them up in a bowl, adding from time to time a little water.
- Then add more water and put them into a cheese-cloth and wring it, to extract all the juices you can.
- Then pound them some more, adding water, and squeeze out as before.
- To the milk you have extracted from the almonds add four tablespoons of powdered sugar and one-half tablespoon of orange water;
- put into the freezer and freeze.
- If desired, you can put half the quantity of almonds and the other half of cantaloup seeds, pound together, and proceed in the same manner.
- This combination is refreshing and delicious.