The Laurel Health Cookery: A Collection of Practical Suggestions and Recipes for the Preparation of Non-Flesh Foods in Palatable and Attractive Ways

cherry, strawberry, quince, gooseberry, grape or pineapple for ices, varying the proportion of sugar and water according to the sweetness of the fruit. Pineapples should be grated and with the lemon juice added to cold syrup and strained through a sieve. Pineapple is one of the most delightful ices. =Mint Ice= Add fine cut or chopped spearmint to lemon ice mixture just before freezing, or to orange ice for orange mint ice. =★ Grape Sherbet= 1½-1¾ cup sugar 1 qt. water, scant scant ¼ oz. vegetable gelatine 5-6 tablespns. lemon juice 2 cups grape juice whites of 2 eggs 2 tablespns. powdered sugar Flavor the sugar with oil of lemon if desired, and boil with the water for 5 m. only. Prepare the gelatine with a scant cup of water, and add to warm syrup; cool; add lemon and grape juice, stirring. Put into freezer and stir for 15 m. Beat the whites of eggs until light but not stiff; add the powdered sugar and beat 2 m., add to the sherbet in the freezer and finish freezing. Ripen from 2 to 4 hours. This sherbet is of a beautiful lavender color when finished. Substitute other fruit juices for the grape, varying the quantity of sugar. Red raspberry is better in water ice, as the whites of the eggs spoil its flavor. =★ Mint Sherbet= 1 qt. water 1½ cup sugar 5-7 good-sized stalks of mint ⅓-½ cup lemon juice white of 1 large or 2 small eggs 1½ tablespn. powdered sugar scant ¼ oz. vegetable gelatine scant cup of water Boil sugar and water and add to gelatine prepared with the scant cup of water. When cool, add stirring, the lemon juice and fine cut or chopped mint. Stir in freezer 15 m. Add whites of eggs beaten with powdered sugar as in grape sherbet and finish freezing. Ripen. =Pineapple Sherbet, or Frozen Pineapple= 1¾ pint fine ground pineapple large 2½ cups sugar 1 qt. liquid, gelatine and all ¼ oz. gelatine 1½-2 tablespns. lemon juice whites of 2 eggs 2 tablespns. powdered sugar Shred and grind nice, ripe