Cover the gelatin with a little cold milk and stand it aside for fifteen minutes. Put the remaining milk in a double boiler; when scalding hot, add the sugar and the gelatin; stir until the sugar is dissolved, take from the fire, and, when perfectly cold, add the cream and the vanilla. Freeze as directed on page 7.
This will serve six persons.
FROZEN PLUM PUDDING
2 pint cans of condensed milk
1/2 cupful of seeded raisins
1/2 pound of sugar
24 almonds that have been blanched and chopped
2 ounces of shredded citron
1/4 pound of candied cherries
2 teaspoonfuls of vanilla
2 tablespoonfuls of sherry
1/2 pint of water
Yolks of four eggs
Put milk in a double boiler over the fire, and stir until the milk is thoroughly heated; add the yolks of the eggs and the sugar beaten together, cook until it begins to thicken, take from the fire and strain. When cold, add the citron, raisins, the cherries cut into quarters, the almonds, vanilla and sherry. When this is perfectly cold, freeze as directed. Do not repack or allow the mixture to stand in the freezer more than a half hour.
Serve plain or with Montrose Sauce.
One quart of good rich milk may be used in place of the condensed milk.
This will serve twelve persons.
CHARLOTTE GLACÉ
Make a quart of vanilla ice cream and stir into it a pint of cream whipped to a stiff froth. Line round stiff paper charlotte boxes with lady fingers, fill them with the iced mixture, and place them at once in a can or bucket packed in salt and ice to freeze for one or two hours.