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- Banana Coupe
8 bananas ½ pint double cream 4 dessertspoons strawberry jam - Boîte Au Chocolat Aux Fruits
3 eggs 4½ oz caster sugar 1 tablespoon boiling water 3 oz plain flour (sifted with pinch of salt) To finish 3 oz plain block chocolate 2-3 tablespoons rum, or kirsch, or Grand Marnier ½ - Brazilian Bananas
8 bananas 2 tablespoons rum 2 dessertspoons instant coffee 2 dessertspoons caster sugar 8 fl oz double cream Few almonds (browned, - Chartreuse Of Golden Fruit
1 can (15oz) Cape golden berries 1 can (11 oz) mandarin oranges 2 ripe Hale peaches 2 pints liquid lemon jelly Lightly whipped cream (optional) Ring mould (2½ -2¾ pints - Cherries Montmorency
(Compote With Orange Cream And Macaroons)
For macaroons 4 oz ground almonds 8 oz caster sugar 2 egg whites 2-3 drops of vanilla, or almond, essence ½ oz rice flour, or plain flour For orange cream 3-4 sugar lumps 1 - Cherry Pudding
1 lb red cherries (stoned) 2½ tablespoons caster sugar ½ pint milk 3 oz fresh white breadcrumbs 2 egg yolks Grated rind of ½ lemon For meringue topping 2 egg whites 4 oz caster - Compote Of Cherries
1½-2 lb red cherries 3 rounded tablespoons granulated sugar Good pinch of cinnamon 1 tablespoon arrowroot Approximately ¼ pint - Fresh Fruit Salad With Almond Biscuits
2 oranges 2 clementines 3 ripe pears 8 oz grapes 3 bananas 2-3 tablespoons liqueur (kirsch, or maraschino)- optional Sugar syrup (made with 6 tablespoons water, 3 oz granulated sugar and - Fruits Rafraîchis
Selection of fresh fruit (1-1½ lb) 4-5 tablespoons thick syrup (made with 6 oz caster sugar and 6 fl oz water) 3-4 tablespoons kirsch - Gooseberry Fool
2 lb gooseberries ½-¾ pint water 3-4 elderflower heads Caster sugar (to taste) ½ pint double cream Sponge fingers, or crisp biscuits For thick custard 1 dessertspoon custard powder, or 3 - Macaroons À L'orange
1 packet of macaroons (allow 1 per person) Curaçao, or Grand Marnier ½ ripe pear (Doyenne de Cornice), or ½-1 ripe peach For orange cream 1 orange 6-8 sugar lumps ½ pint double - Macedoine Of Tropical Fruits
1 can of mangoes 1 small can of lychees 3 oranges - Melon And Pawpaw Cocktail
2 small melons 1 pawpaw juice of ½ lemon - Melon En Surprise
1 Cantaloupe or Honeydew melon 4-6 oz redcurrants ½ lb raspberries 3-4 tablespoons caster sugar 1 glass sherry ½ egg white (lightly - Pears Charcot
4 ripe dessert pears 4 pint water 3 tablespoons granulated sugar Juice of ½ lemon 2 tablespoons smooth apricot jam ½ lb quince jam For vanilla cream ¾ pint milk 1 vanilla pod, or 2-3 - Pears In Orange Cream
4-6 ripe pears ½ pint water 3 tablespoons granulated sugar For custard ½ pint milk 2 egg yolks 1 teaspoon arrowroot 1 teaspoon caster sugar For orange cream 1 large orange 5 sugar - Pears In Red Wine
5-6 ripe dessert pears 5 oz lump sugar ¼ pint water ¼ pint red wine (claret or burgundy) Strip of lemon rind Small piece of stick cinnamon 1 teaspoon arrowroot 1 oz almonds Whipped cream - Pears Pralinées
4-5 ripe even-size dessert pears Light sugar syrup (made with 1 cup granulated sugar, 2 cups water and ½ split vanilla pod or few drops vanilla essence) Stale sponge cake (preferably Victoria - Pears With Damsons
8 ripe dessert pears ½ lb damsons, or 1 lb damson cheese 8 oz granulated sugar ¾ pint water 1 vanilla pod ¼ pint double cream (to - Peasant Girl In A Veil
2 lb ripe red plums 4 oz granulated sugar 8 tablespoons white breadcrumbs 2 oz butter A little caster sugar ¼ pint double cream 1 egg - Pêches Farcies
4 ripe cling peaches 12 ratafias 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier Grated rind and juice of ½ orange 1 tablespoon caster sugar ¼ pint double - Pêches Melba
4 ripe cling peaches 4 tablespoons granulated sugar ½ pint water ½ vanilla pod 1 pint vanilla cream ice 3-4 fl oz Chantilly cream For Melba sauce: 8 oz fresh or frozen raspberries 4-5 - Pineapple En Surprise
For pineapple 2 large pineapples Caster sugar 3-4 tablespoons kirsch 2 quarts orange water ice For spun sugar 3 oz lump, or granulated, sugar 5 tablespoons water Pinch of cream of - Pineapple Flambé 1
1 pineapple Caster sugar (for dusting) 4-6 slices of stale sponge cake About 3 oz butter 2 fl oz brandy, or rum Chafing dish or flameproof - Pineapple Flambé 2
1 pineapple (peeled, cored, sliced and lightly sugared) 2-4 tablespoons kirsch 2-4 tablespoons brandy Caster sugar (for dusting) Chafing dish or flameproof - Pineapple Ninon
1 ripe pineapple Selection of the following fruit: orange sections, green grapes, whole glacé cherries, lychees, sliced pears, strawberries, bananas Sugar (for dusting) 2 tablespoons kirsch - Plum Compote With Rich Almond Cake
1 lb red plums 1 wineglass red wine, or port 4 tablespoons redcurrant jelly Grated rind and juice of 1 orange Rich almond cake 4 oz butter 5 oz caster sugar 3 eggs 3 oz ground almonds - Plum Suédoise
1½ lb red plum, stoned Sugar syrup (made with ½ pint water, and 4 rounded tablespoons granulated sugar) Scant ¾ oz gelatine A few almonds (blanched) 6-inch diameter deep cake tin, or _T.jpg "Poires Pralinées")
Poires Pralinées
225g (8 oz) sugar 600 ml (1 pint) water Few strips of lemon rind 4 ripe, even-sized dessert pears 300 ml (½ pint) double cream 100 g (4 oz) Praline, finely- Raspberries In Melba Sauce
1 lb raspberries 4 tablespoons icing sugar - Raspberries In Strawberry Cream
8-12 oz raspberries ¼ pint double cream ¼ pint sweetened strawberry purée Crystallised violets (for - Raspberry And Redcurrant Cheese
1 lb raspberries ½ lb redcurrants ¾ lb granulated sugar ½ pint water Gelatine (see method) ¼ pint double cream (whipped) Ring mould (1½-2 pints - Raspberry Suédoise
1 lb raspberries (fresh, or frozen without sugar) Sugar syrup (made with 4 oz granulated sugar and ¼ pint water) 1 oz gelatine (softened in ¼ pint water) Tiny meringues (made with 1 egg white and _T.jpg "Red And Black Compote")
Red And Black Compote
225g (8 oz) sugar 300 ml (½ pint) water 450g (1 lb) redcurrants 450g (1 Ib) blackcurrants 1 tablespoon arrowroot Juice of ½- Rhubarb Fool
1 lb rhubarb Sugar syrup (made with ¼ pint water and 2 tablespoons granulated sugar) 1 tablespoon caster sugar ¼ pint thick custard (made with ¼ pint milk and 3 egg yolks, or 1 dessertspoon - Rich Cherry Compote
1½ lb fresh (or canned) Morello, or dark red, cherries 1 tablespoon granulated sugar Pinch of ground cinnamon 1 wine glass red wine 2-3 tablespoons redcurrant jelly (preferably - Strawberries Cordon Bleu 1
1 lb strawberries 6-8 sugar lumps 1 large orange 1 small glass brandy (2 fl oz) - Strawberries Cordon Bleu 2
1 lb strawberries ¼ lb ratafias, or 2 macaroons 1 orange 1 tablespoon caster sugar ¼ pint double cream - Strawberries Cordon Bleu 3
1 lb strawberries 1 orange 2 tablespoons caster sugar ¼ pint double cream - Strawberries In Raspberry Cream
1 lb strawberries Caster sugar (for dusting) Juice of ½ orange 1-2 tablespoons kirsch ½ lb raspberries 4 tablespoons icing sugar ½ pint double - Strawberry Condé
1 lb strawberries 3 tablespoons Carolina rice 1 pint milk 1 vanilla pod 1½ oz caster sugar Scant ½ oz gelatine 2 tablespoons cold water Juice of 1 orange 2½ fl oz double cream (lightly - Strawberry Tabatières
½ lb strawberries 6 tablespoons redcurrant glaze ¼ pint double cream For choux pastry 3 oz butter 7½ fl oz water 3¾ oz plain flour (sifted) 3 eggs For pastry cream 1 egg - Summer Pudding 1
1½ lb mixed fruit - currants, raspberries, stoned red cherries, etc. (picked over) 5-6 rounds of stale white sandwich loaf 4-6 oz granulated sugar Pudding basin (1½ pints - Summer Pudding 2
1½-2 lb blackcurrants, or raspberries, or loganberries, or blackberries (picked over) ¼ pint water Approximately ½ sandwich loaf (thinly sliced) Granulated sugar (to taste) Arrowroot (slaked
