This section is from the book "Breakfast, Luncheon And Tea", by Marion Harland. Also available from Amazon: Breakfast, Luncheon And Tea.
1 quart of milk.
1/2 package gelatine, dissolved in 1 cup cold water
1 cup sugar.
3 great spoonfuls grated chocolate.
Vanilla to taste.
Pleat the milk; stir in sugar and soaked gelatine. Strain; add chocolate; boil ten minutes,.stirring all the time. When nearly cold, beat for five minutes - hard with your "Dover" egg-beater, or until it begins to stiffen. Flavor; whip up once, and put into a wet mould. It will be firm in six or eight hours.
 
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