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FLOATING ISLANDS
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FLOATING ISLANDS

7 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

276
Calories
14g
Protein
13g
Fat
25g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • five tablespoonfuls of sugar
  • three tablespoonfuls of sugar
  • a quart of scalded milk
  • a teaspoonful of bright jelly on the top
  • five eggs
  • two very light
  • three remaining eggs to a _stiff_ froth

Directions

1

Beat the yolks of five eggs and the whites of two very light, sweeten with five tablespoonfuls of sugar and flavor to taste; stir them into a quart of scalded milk and cook it until it thickens. When cool pour it into a glass dish. Now whip the whites of the three remaining eggs to a _stiff_ froth, adding three tablespoonfuls of sugar and a little flavoring. Pour this froth over a shallow dish of boiling water; the steam passing through it cooks it; when sufficiently cooked, take a tablespoon and drop spoonfuls of this over the top of the custard, far enough apart so that the "little white islands" will not touch each other. By dropping a teaspoonful of bright jelly on the top or centre of each island, is produced a pleasing effect; also by filling wine-glasses and arranging them around a standard adds much to the appearance of the table.

By F. L. Gillette and Hugo Ziemann · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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