17th Century Lemon Syllabub from Across the Big Pond
From victoriaregina 15 years ago
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- Serves 10
Syllabub was a popular dessert in seventeenth, eighteenth and early nineteenth century England. It was popular for celebrations, special occasions and holidays due to its festive appearance. Many original recipes survive with various modes of preparation. Read more Generally Syllabub was made with a mixture of whipped cream, whipped egg whites, white wine, sugar, lemon juice and zest of lemon. The quantity of white wine added would determine the consistency qualifying whether the mixture would be a creamy dessert or a popular punch. White wine could be substituted with apple cider or other alcoholic beverages. One could always detect the drinker of the beverage by the thick white mustache left behind. The following modern adaptation will make a Syllabub Dessert Parfait for 10 people. For a punch add more wine until you have achieved the desired consistency. Source:Jessup Food & Heritage, Ltd. 2000 See less
Ingredients
- 2 cups of whipped cream shopping list
- ½ cup of white sugar shopping list
- 1/8 cup of white wine shopping list
- 1/8 cup of freshly-squeezed lemon juice and zest of lemon shopping list
- grated nutmeg shopping list
- sprig of mint shopping list
- lemon slice shopping list
How to make it
- Method:
- Whip cream until thick in a chilled bowl. When the cream begins to thicken, add the sugar, white wine, lemon juice and zest of lemon. Continue to whip until thick. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Spoon the mixture into footed parfait glasses and garnish with a sprig of mint, a slice of lemon and a sprinkle of grated nutmeg.
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Elegant and wonderful post! Just bought 2 bags of lemons. Will definitell try this one!
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how do you find these old recipes??? from across the big pond? wonderful! wish i had more time this morning to read all your recipes - i lived in the uk from 1963 to 1967 and met an old cook who really could...all the talk about the english not knowi...more
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another great post luv this one thanks high5
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