Title: Brazil Nut Mousse
Categories: Frozen Dessert
Yield: 4 Servings

		Basic vanilla mousse:
1	c	Heavy cream
1		Egg
1/4	c	Sugar
		Few grains salt
1	ts	Vanilla
		Brazil nut mousse:
1/2	c	Braxil nuts; chopped
1	pt	Basic vanilla mousse mixture
4		Whole brazil nuts
8		Candied cherries

Chill cream throughly, chill bowl and beaters well. Whip chilled cream until stiff (DO NOT OVER BEAT). Beating the egg, sugar, salt and vanilla. If you want just the basic vanilla mousse for dessert, freeze until firm. Otherwise, FOR THE BRAZIL NUT MOUSSE: at this point, add chopped nuts to mousse mixture,then freeze until firm. Serve in sherbert glasses. Garnish with nuts and cherries.

Tootie's Notes: with the basic vanilla mousse recipe you can add and change and experiment. Holey-Moley-so good in hot August.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #1 by crmcbride@juno.com (Caroline R McBride) on Jul 14, 1997

Recipe by: Sarah Elizabeth Barton-Mother

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