1 cup sugar.

2 cups milk.

2 cups cream.

8 or 10 lady-fingers (pairs).

3 yolks of eggs. 1/4 cup madeira.

Boil the milk with the sugar in it, crumble in the lady fingers, add the yolks and stir over the fire a minute. Put it into the freezer with the wine and cream, freeze, and beat up.

Cost of material - milk and cream 16, sugar 6, cakes 5, eggs 4, wine 10 41 cents - ice and salt 20 - 61c for 2 quarts or 12 plates or 5 c per plate.