Neapolitan Soufflé
Soufflé à la Napolitaine
Take the very finely cut peel of eight oranges, three-quarters of a pound of loaf sugar, a piece of cinnamon about one and a half inches long, four cloves, one quart of water, and two ounces of Marshall's Finest Leaf Gelatine; bring all together to the boil, simmer it gently on the side of the stove for about fifteen minutes, strain off, and when somewhat cool add to it the strained juice of the oranges, three wineglassfuls of maraschino liqueur or Marshall's Maraschino Syrup, half a wineglass of brandy and the same quantity of chartreuse and Silver Rays (white) rum; whip this all together with a whisk till it presents a spongy appearance, then mix into it the very stiffly-whipped whites of four raw eggs that have been mixed with a quarter of a pound of fine castor sugar and half a pint of whipped sweetened cream; divide it into three parts, well whipping it whilst doing so; colour one part with a few drops of Marshall's Carmine, one with a few drops of Marshall's Sap Green, and leave the other plain; pour the mixtures in layers when beginning to thicken into a soufflé case (that has been surrounded with a band of kitchen paper standing four or five inches above the top of the case), arranging them so that the white mixture is at the top; place the soufflé in the charged ice cave for about two hours, then take it up; remove the paper band, replacing it with a fancy paper band, brush over the top of the soufflé with a little raw white of egg; sprinkle over this a very thick