Oeufs a la neige - one of thomas jefferson's
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tablespoon | Unflavored gelatin |
| ¼ | cup | Cold water |
| 1 | cup | Boiling water |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Lemon juice |
| 1 | tablespoon | Lemon rind |
| 2 | Egg whites, stiffly beaten | |
Directions
Soften gelatin in cold water. Stir in next 4 ingridients. Strain and cool. Stir occasionally. When begins to set, beat with rotary beater until frothy.
Beat in stiffly-beated egg whites. Continue beating until mixture holds shape. Pile into sherbet glasses. Chill. Serve with soft custard.
Serves 8. From the Christian Science Monitor in the early 1980s.
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