Title: Snow Eggs
Categories: History Egg Dessert
Yield: 1 Batch

5		Eggs
1	tb	Powdered sugar
1/2	ts	Desired flavoring (Jefferson used orange flower or rose wate
2	c	Milk
3	tb	Sugar
		Pinch of salt

Separate 5 eggs and beat the whites until you can turn the vessel bottom upwards without their leaving it. Gradually add 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoonful of any desired flavoring.

Put 2 cups of milk into a saucepan. Add 3 tablespoonfuls of sugar and bring slowly to a boil. Drop the first mixture into the milk and poach until well set. Lay them on a wire drainer to drain.

Beat the yolk of one egg until thick. Stir gradually into the milk. Add a pinch of salt. As soon as the custard thickens, pour through a sieve. Put your whites in a serving dish and pour the custard over them. A little wine stirred in is a great improvement.

James ....circa 1794 Cook at Monticello

Courtesy of Rick Rutan Springfield, Ohio

MM Format by John Hartman Indianapolis, IN

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