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HARDLY  TRADITIONAL






    Part I  -  the pudding

    2 teaspoons plain gelatin (comes in packets)
    ¼ cup cold water & 1 cup boiling water
    ¾ cup granulated sugar
    1 generous teaspoon lemon rind, grated
    ¼ cup lemon juice
    3 egg whites
    dash of salt

Soak the gelatin in the cold water 5 minutes and then add the boiling water.  Stir with a whisk vigorously until
gelatin is dissolved.  Stir in 2/3 of the sugar, lemon juice, lemon rind, and salt.  Cool until somewhat
thickened.  Beat the egg whites until very stiff, adding the rest of the sugar gradually while beating.  When
done, turn this into the mixture, blending it all together (blender on low or hand egg beater) and pour it all
into a bowl which has been rinsed in cold water and preferably chilling in your refrigerator.  Return it all to the
refrigerator and let it stay in there for a couple of hours minimum to set and get cold.  It could take longer.


    Part II  –  the custard sauce topping

    use the egg yolks
    1/2 cup of evaporated milk (can substitute regular milk, but not as good)
    1/2 cup cold water
    at least 3 generous tablespoons of granulated sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    pinch of salt to bind it together
    
Scald (don’t burn) the milk (this is best done in a double boiler if you have one).  In a separate bowl, lightly
beat the eggs.  While stirring continually, dribble in the milk.  Return it all to the double boiler and cook over
hot (not boiling) water about 6-10 minutes until it begins to coat your utensil.  At that point remove it from the
heat.  Pour into a bowl, add the vanilla and chill in the refrigerator along with the pudding.  

SNOW  PUDDING

This is easily a mid 19th century recipe, thought to be all original.  Your guests will rave of this refreshing
summertime light desert, and they will want the recipe.  Everyone loves this!

The pudding can be presented separately, and the sauce in a sauce boat with ladle so that the guests can
use any amount of custard sauce that they’d care to.  If they aren’t steady handed, assist them with the
sauce lest they ruin your new tablecloth.