The cream she molded into small balls, pressed flat and put half a walnut on each side of the cream.

Another time Betsey tried—

Cherry Creams

Foundation cream.
Candied cherries and angelica.

Betsey cut the cherries lengthwise in two, shaped the cream into small balls and pressed half a cherry on each side.

The angelica she cut into strips to form stalks, then stuck a cherry on each. Sometimes she simply put the cherry inside the cream balls.


The pretty combination that follows was called—

Neapolitan Cream Squares