This section is from the book "Capital City Recipes", by First Presbyterian Church (Raleigh, N.C.). Woman's Auxiliary. Also available from Amazon: Capital City Cook Book, A Collection Of Practical Tested Receipts By Many Of The Best Housekeepers.
Cream - Pints . . ...................................1
Gelatine - Ounces .....................................1/2
Hot Milk - Gills ..............................................1
Eggs (whites) ................................................2
Powdered Sugar - Cupfuls ............................1
Vanilla - Teaspoonfuls ....................................1
Dissolve the gelatine in the hot milk; beat the eggs stiff and whip the cream light; mix the cream, eggs and sugar; flavor with vanilla; when the milk is quite cool stir in the cream. Beat until it begins to thicken and set aside until firm.
MRS. JOHN HOPE HULL (Georgia).
Apples (large) ........................ 8
Powdered Sugar - Cupfuls.............. 1
Eggs (whites) ........................ 4
Lemon Juice.
Nutmeg.
Stew apples until done; pass through a sieve; beat the eggs until stiff and stir in the sugar as for icing; stir the apple lightly in and season with lemon juice; grate nutmeg thickly over the top,
Mrs. Armistead Burwell
Take slices of stale Sponge Cake, or any cake that is convenient; pour over enough wine to season well; line a glass dish with it and pour over a boiled custard enough to fill the bowl. Sprinkle blanched almonds over the top.
Milk - Quarts ..................................................1
Eggs ...................................................3
Corn Starch - Tablespoonfuls ........................1
Sugar - Tablespoonfuls ..............5 or 6
Bananas (large) ..............................................3
Make a custard of the milk, yolks, sugar and corn starch and pour while hot over the bananas, which have been sliced; make a meringue of the whites, spread over the top and brown slightly in a slow oven. Serve cold.
Mrs. Baumann
Oranges .............................. 4
Bananas ............. ................. 8
Pine-apple (sliced) - Small Cans ......... 1
Peel oranges, take out seed and cut into small pieces; peel bananas and slice; cut up the pine-apple into small pieces, leaving out the hard core; put all together in a glass bowl, sprinkle the layers with powdered sugar, put in 1/2 cupful of the pine-apple syrup, and pour over all 1/2 pint sherry wine. If preferred serve without wine.
MRS. JAMES McKIMMON.
Sweet Milk - Quarts ........................................1
Eggs (whites) ................................................6
Egg (yolk) ......................................................1
Sugar - Pounds ................................................1/2
Cream (rich) - Quarts....................................1
Vanilla - Teaspoonfuls ....................................1
Make a boiled custard of eggs, sugar and milk and when quite cold add the cream and vanilla. Sweeten more if necessary. Freeze.
MRS. JAMES McKIMMON.
 
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