Ginger Cream

A dish that starts with box gelatine or 1 tablespoon granulated gelatine and finishes with milk.

Cold Desserts

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • ¼ box gelatine or 1 tablespoon granulated gelatine
  • ¼ cup cold water
  • 1 cup milk
  • Yolks 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • Few grains salt
  • 1 tablespoon wine
  • ½ tablespoon brandy
  • 2 tablespoons ginger syrup
  • ¼ cup Canton ginger, cut in pieces
  • Whip from 2½ cups cream
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
  • Whip from 2½ cups cream → lactose-free cream or coconut cream

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Soak the gelatine in the cold water.
  2. Make a custard with the milk, egg yolks, sugar, and salt.
  3. Add the soaked gelatine to the custard and stir until dissolved.
  4. Strain the mixture.
  5. Set the mixture in a pan of ice-water to chill.
  6. Add the wine, brandy, ginger syrup, and Canton ginger pieces.
  7. When the mixture begins to thicken, fold in the whip from the cream.

Steps last refined 2026-11-12 — we sharpen our recipes every week, so check back.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories399
Protein8.2 g
Fat8.3 g
Carbs73.8 g
Fiber0.0 g
Sodium142 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States