½ cup water

2 eggs, separated

⅓ cup maraschino cherries, chopped

¼ cup maraschino cherry juice

2 cups cream, whipped

Boil sugar and water until it spins a thread (232°F.). Add slowly to beaten egg yolks. Beat constantly until cooled. Stir in fruit and juice. Fold in beaten egg whites and cream. Turn into refrigerator tray. Set cold control on coldest position. When frozen, reset cold control at midway between normal and coldest point and allow mixture to mellow several hours. Yield: 8 servings.

NOTE: Other fruits and juices can be substituted for the cherries.

MOLASSES NUT PARFAIT

⅓ cup molasses

2 tablespoons sugar