DESSERTS: This strawberry dessert is no misnomer because it is really a delightful treat and a crowd pleaser.

STRAWBERRY DELIGHT:

 

 

 

1 quart ripe strawberries                                             

4 eggs, separated

¾ cup sugar                                                                

2 tsp. cornstarch

1 ½ cups milk                                                             

1 envelope of unflavoured gelatine

¼ cup lime juice                                                         

½ cup sweetened whipped cream       

 

 

 

Wash, drain and pat dry strawberries. Puree in blender until smooth. Set aside.

 

In a medium saucepan, whisk egg yolks and ½ cup sugar until creamy and light. Whisk in cornstarch and mix well. Scald milk until very hot; then slowly add to egg yolk mixture. Cook egg-milk mixture over medium heat until custard is thickened and bubbling around the edges. Remove from heat and cool.

 

Sprinkle gelatine into lime juice in a small bowl and place bowl in a pan of hot water. Stir to dissolve gelatine; then add it into the milk and egg mixture. Also add in I cup of fruit puree while reserving and refrigerating the remainder. 

 

Beat egg whites with remaining sugar until stiff; then fold it gently into egg-milk-gelatin mixture. Refrigerate until slightly set.

 

Fold in whipped cream and mix well together. Pour the whole thing into an 8-cup mould. Cover mould with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

 

Sit mould in a pan of hot water for a few minutes to loosen; then unmold dessert onto a damp serving plate. Add lime juice to taste into strawberry puree and sweeten it with icing sugar if necessary. Spoon or pipe puree around strawberry dessert to serve.