This section is from the book "The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book", by Fannie Merritt Farmer. Also available from Amazon: Original 1896 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.
Line a mould with large, fresh strawberries cut in halves, fill with Charlotte Russe mixture.
1/2 box gelatine or
2 tablespoons granulated gelatine 1/2 cup cold water
1 can grated pineapple 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice Whip from 3 cups cream
Soak gelatine in cold water. Heat pineapple, add sugar, lemon juice, and soaked gelatine; chill in pan of ice-water, stirring constantly; when it begins to thicken, fold in whip from cream, mould, and chill.
Place mould in pan of ice-water and pour in Wine Jelly II one-half inch deep. When firm, decorate with candied cherries and angelica, proceed as for Fruit Chartreuse, filling the centre with Charlotte Russe mixture or Fruit Cream.
Peel four bananas, mash, and rub through a sieve; add pulp and juice of two oranges, one tablespoon lemon juice, one tablespoon Sherry wine, two-thirds cup powdered sugar, and one and one-fourth tablespoons granulated gelatine dissolved in one-fourth cup boiling water. Cool in ice-water, stirring constantly, and fold in whip from two cups cream.
3/4 tablespoon granulated gelatine
1 tablespoon cold water
2 tablespoons boiling water
3 cups cream
4 tablespoons powdered sugar 3 tablespoons Madeira wine
Soak gelatine in cold water, dissolve in boiling water, and add sugar and wine. Strain into a bowl, set in pan of ice-water, and beat until mixture thickens slightly. Add to mixture whip from cream, and beat until mixture is thick enough to hold its shape. Mould and chill. Garnish with Sauterne Jelly.
2 cups thin cream
1 1/2 tablespoons granulated gelatine
2 tablespoons cold water
3/4 cup sugar
Whites 4 eggs 3 tablespoons Sherry 11/2 tablespoons Sauterne Sauterne jelly mixture
Make one-half recipe for Sauterne Jelly (see p. 420), allowing one and one-half tablespoons granulated gelatine. Color one-half green and one-half red. Fill sections of a fancy mould alternately with green and red jelly. In the green jelly mould pistachio nuts cut in quarters; in red jelly glacéd cherries cut in quarters.
Scald cream, add gelatine soaked in cold water, and sugar. When mixture begins to thicken add whites of eggs beaten until stiff. Set in pan of ice-water, and stir occasionally until mixture thickens; then add flavoring and turn into mould. Chill thoroughly and remove from mould.
1/3 cup raisins 1/4 cup brandy 2 cups cream 1/2 cup sugar Yolks 3 eggs 1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon granulated gelatine
2 tablespoons cold water
1/4 cup each
1 teaspoon vanilla
Seed raisins, add brandy, and cook in double boiler until raisins are soft. Make a custard of cream, sugar, egg yolks and salt. Remove from range, add gelatine soaked in cold water. Strain, cool slightly, add flavorings, stir until mixture thickens, then add raisins. Mould and chill. Remove from mould, and garnish with Sauterne Jelly (colored violet), cut in cubes, and fresh violets.
1/2 pound marshmallows 1 cup heavy cream 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup candied cherries
1/2 cup English walnut meats
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Soak cherries in rum to cover one hour, then cut in pieces. Cut walnut meats and marshmallows in small pieces. Whip cream, add sugar and vanilla, fold in remaining ingredients. Mould and chill.
 
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