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38. Chocolate Cream. 1/4 pound of chocolate, 1 quart of milk, sugar to taste,
the yolks of 10 eggs, vanilla and 1 tablespoonful of cornstarch, also a little
salt.
Let the chocolate melt on the fire in a little water and boil slowly with the
milk and sugar for 5 minutes. Then stir the yolks of eggs and cornstarch with
some of the milk, add this to the chocolate milk, constantly stirring, pour it
into the boiling milk, take the pan from the fire, keeping up the stirring, and
serve the cream when cold.
39. Chocolate Cream without Eggs. 1 quart of milk 3 ounces of bitter chocolate
and 6 ounces of sugar, or 4, ounces of sweet chocolate and about 5 ounces of
sugar, vanilla to taste and 1 tablespoonful of cornstarch. Let the chocolate
dissolve on the stove in a little water and boil it with milk, sugar and
vanilla. In the meantime dissolve the cornstarch in a little water, and before
adding it to the boiling chocolate milk stir until it comes to a boil, and serve
after the cream is cold. This is a very nice cream when eggs are scarce.
40. Macaroon Cream with Almonds. About 1 quart of milk, the yolks of 8 eggs, 8
grated macaroons, 3 ounces of sugar, a little salt and 2 ounces of shelled and
finely chopped almonds.
The milk is slowly brought to a boil with 1 ounce of sugar, lemon peel and a
piece of cinnamon, then take out the spices, stir in the grated macaroons and
boil for a few minutes. Add the yolks of the eggs after they have been stirred
with a little milk, let the cream come to a boil once more, constantly stirring,
because if not stirred it will remain thin, and then take from the fire. After
it has cooled, mix the almonds with the sugar, strew them on the top, and brown
the top by holding over it a red-hot shovel.
41. Rice Flour Pudding. 1 quart of milk, 1/4 pound of ground rice, 2 ounces of
sugar, 4 eggs, a little salt, about 1 ounce of grated almonds, a little piece of
cinnamon and lemon peel, or a few drops of orangeflower water.
Milk, almonds, sugar and spices are nut on the fire, and then stir the rice
flour with some of the milk and a
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