Ice Creams and Ices

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extract of vanilla
• 1 pound preserved peaches
• 1 pound preserved apricots
• 1 pound preserved gages
• 1 pound preserved cherries
• 1 pound preserved pineapples
• a little carmine
• 1 teaspoon water
• 2 drops spirits of ammonia

Directions

1. Heat the mixture over fire, stirring constantly, until it reaches boiling point. Remove from heat and stir until nearly cold.

2. Flavor with vanilla extract.

3. Place in a freezer. When half frozen, mix in the chopped preserved fruits thoroughly.

4. To mold the ice, dissolve carmine in water and add spirits of ammonia. Mix in the color to create streaks or veins.