Imperial Cream.
Boil a quart of cream with the thin rind of a lemon, then stir it till nearly cold; have ready in a dish or bowl that you are to serve in, the juice of three lemons strained with as much sugar as will sweeten the cream; which pours into the dish from a large teapot, holding it high, and moving it about 168to mix with the juice. It should be made at least six hours before it be served.