Makes 3 pints • 2½ lbs. fresh, firm strawberries • 2½ lbs. sugar (about 6 cups) • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice 1. Wash and hull the berries. Cut them in half if they are very large; leave smaller berries whole. 2. Combine the prepared berries, the sugar, and the lemon…
Makes about 2½ pints. • 2 lbs. fresh, clean raspberries • 4 tsp. fresh lemon juice • 2 lbs. sugar 1. Wash and sterilize five 8-ounce jars. 2. Put the clean berries in a large enameled pot along with the lemon juice. Squash some of the berries with a wooden spoon to…
Serves 10 to 12 • 1 package dry yeast • ⅔ cup warm milk • ½ cup + 1 Tbs. sugar • 2¼ cups flour • 4 eggs • pinch of salt • ½ tsp. vanilla extract • ¼ tsp. almond extract • ½ cup soft butter • grated rind of 1 lemon • ½ cup seedless raisins • rum sauce • ¾ cup water • ⅔…
Serves 6 Brandy-drenched and not overly sweet, this is marvelous tasting and very refreshing. • 4 medium-sized peaches • 3 medium-sized bananas • juice of ½ large lemon • ½ cup brandy • ⅛ tsp. cinnamon • 1 cup heavy cream • ⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar • ⅓ cup slivered…
Serves 8 to 10 Fresh, ripe melons and an excellent vermouth are the requirements for this dessert, but proportions of one melon to another can be altered to your taste, and sliced or cubed melons will do very well if you don’t have a melon scoop. • 2 cups honeydew…
Serves 6 to 8 • 6 large navel oranges • ¾ cup sugar • 8 to 10 whole cloves • 1 stick cinnamon, 1 inch long • 1¼ cups dry white wine (a good one, please) • 2 Tbs. brandy • seeds from 1 pomegranate 1. Peel the oranges with a sharp knife, cutting away all the white pith…
Serves 6 to 8 2 to 2½ lbs. small, perfect peaches (10 to 12) 4½ cups red wine ¾ cup sugar 1 stick cinnamon, 2 inches long Wash the peaches, handling them gently to avoid bruising. In a fairly large enameled saucepan, simmer the wine with the sugar and cinnamon until…
Serves 6 to 8 • 6 to 8 large baking apples • ⅔ cup flour • ⅔ cup brown sugar • ½ cup butter • grated rind of 1 lemon • ½ tsp. cinnamon • ¼ tsp. nutmeg • ½ cup chopped raisins • ¼ cup brandy • ¼ cup curaçao • ¼ cup water • heavy cream, well chilled 1. Core the apples,…
Serves 8 Filling • ½ cup milk • ¾ cup sugar • 1 Tbs. butter • 2 cups coarsely ground walnuts • ½ tsp. cinnamon • ¼ tsp. almond extract • 2 tsp. rum • ¾ cup fine dry bread crumbs • grated rind of 1 lemon Sauce • ½ cup strong coffee • 6 oz. semisweet chocolate • ½ cup…
Serves 5 to 6 • ¾ cup white flour • ½ tsp. salt • 3 eggs • 2 cups milk, scalded and cooled • 2 Tbs. butter, melted • 2 Tbs. cognac • ½ tsp. fresh-grated lemon rind • ½ tsp. nutmeg • 2 tsp. sugar • butter for the pan • 3 to 4 whole fresh lemons • sifted confectioners’…
Serves 6 • 2 cups applesauce • 12 Basic Crêpes • butter for the pan • ¼ cup sugar 1. Spread 1½ tablespoons of the applesauce over half a crêpe and fold the other side over it. Spread another tablespoon of applesauce over half the surface of the folded crêpe, and fold…
Serves 6 This is the thickest hot chocolate you’ll ever drink—any thicker, and it would be a pudding. In Segovia, it is one of the most popular winter drinks: A cup of this and some gossip will take the chill off any icy day. • ½ cup unsweetened powdered cocoa • 1 cup…