Gooseberry Fool

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
Status
success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe
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Ingredients (6)
alternative for cream preparation
Instructions (9)
  1. Set two quarts of gooseberries on the fire in about a quart of water.
  2. When they begin to simmer, turn yellow, and begin to plump, throw them into a cullender to drain the water out.
  3. With the back of a spoon carefully squeeze the pulp through a sieve into a dish.
  4. Make them pretty sweet, and let them stand till they are cold.
  5. In the mean time, take two quarts of milk, and the yolks of four eggs, beat up with a little grated nutmeg.
  6. Stir it softly over a slow fire.
  7. When it begins to simmer, take it off, and by degrees stir it into the gooseberries.
  8. Let it stand till it is cold, and serve it up.
  9. If you make it with cream, you need not put in any eggs.
Original Text
Gooseberry Fool. SET two quarts of gooseberries on the fire in about a quart of water. When they begin to simmer, turn yellow, and begin to plump, throw them into a cul- lender to drain the water out; then with the back of a spoon carefully squeeze the pulp through a sieve into a dish; make them pretty sweet, and let them stand till they are cold. In the mean time, take two quarts of milk, and the yolks of four eggs, beat up with a little grated nutmeg; stir it softly over a slow fire. When it begins to simmer, take it off, and by degrees stir it into the gooseberries. Let it stand till it is cold, and serve it up. If you make it with cream, you need not put in any eggs.
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