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Nesselrode pudding

Nesselrode pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including make a rich custard of eight eggs and a quart of milk.

DessertVegetarianStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep10 min
Est. cook10 min
Est. serves6
Total20 min
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  • Make a rich custard of eight eggs and a quart of milk;
  • stir into it a quart of rich cream, turn into a freezer and grind until half-frozen.
  • Now open the freezer, remove the dasher and with a long-handled spoon beat into the cream a pound of chopped marrons glacés.
  • Replace the top of the freezer, pack down in ice and rock salt, and leave for three hours.
  • Turn the pudding upon a chilled platter, and heap whipped cream about the base.

Historical transcription

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    Make a rich custard of eight eggs and a quart of milk; stir into it a quart of rich cream, turn into a freezer and grind until half-frozen. Now open the freezer, remove the dasher and with a long-handled spoon beat into the cream a pound of chopped marrons glacés. Replace the top of the freezer, pack down in ice and rock salt, and leave for three hours. Turn the pudding upon a chilled platter, and heap whipped cream about the base.

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