The Boston cooking-school cook book

flavor. Place a mould in pan of ice-water, decorate with candied cherries and angelica, cover with mixture, added carefully by spoonfuls; when firm, add layer of lady fingers (first soaked in custard), then layer of macaroons (also soaked in custard); repeat, care being taken that each layer is firm before another is added. Garnish, and serve with Cream Sauce I and candied cherries. Mont Blanc Remove shells from three cups French chestnuts, cook in small quantity of boiling water until soft, when there will be no water remaining. Mash, sweeten to taste with powdered sugar, and moisten with hot milk; cook two minutes. Rub through strainer, cool, flavor with vanilla, Kirsch or Maraschino. Pile in form of pyramid, cover with Cream Sauce I, garnish base with Cream Sauce I forced through pastry bag and tube. _French Chef_ Crême aux Fruits ¼ box gelatine or 1 tablespoon granulated gelatine ¼ cup cold water ¼ cup scalded milk ½ cup sugar Whites 2 eggs ½ pint thick cream ⅓ cup milk ⅓ cup cooked prunes, cut in pieces ⅓ cup chopped figs Soak gelatine in cold water, dissolve in scalded milk, and add sugar. Strain in pan set in ice-water, stir constantly, and when it begins to thicken add whites of eggs beaten stiff, cream (diluted with milk and beaten), prunes, and figs. Mould and chill. To Whip Cream Thin and heavy cream are both used in making and garnishing desserts. _Heavy cream_ is bought in half-pint, pint, and quart glass jars, and usually retails at sixty cents per quart; _thin_ or _strawberry cream_ comes in glass jars or may be bought in bulk, and usually retails for thirty cents per quart. Heavy cream is very rich; for which reason, when whipped without being diluted, it is employed as a garnish; even when so used, it is generally diluted with one-fourth to one-third its bulk in milk; when used in combination with other ingredients for making desserts, it is diluted from one-half to two-thirds its bulk in milk. Thin cream is whipped without being diluted. Cream should be thoroughly chilled for whipping.