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Pineapple Whip

A chilled pineapple and marshmallow mixture served as a dessert.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Pineapple Whip

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine sliced pineapple and marshmallows in a bowl.

  2. Add the juice from the pineapple.

  3. Let the mixture cool before serving.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Sliced pineapple
Supplies the main fruit flavor, tartness, and moisture to the dish.
Marshmallows
Add sweetness and their gelatin sets as the mixture cools, giving body and a light texture.

The step that matters

Let the mixture cool before serving. Marshmallows contain gelatin, which softens when warm and firms as it cools. Serving too early leaves the mixture loose and runny instead of thick and spoonable.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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