Vanilla Parfait Recipe ingredients

To prepare this Vanilla Parfait Recipe, first boil 1 cupful of sugar with 1/4 cupful of water until it is a smooth syrup (about ten minutes). Beat the yolks of 8 eggs until light, add the syrup, and cook over a slow fire, stirring constantly, until the mixture forms a thick, creamy coating on the spoon. When taken from the fire, add 1 teaspoonful of vanilla. Turn it into a bowl and beat with a Dover egg-beater until cold. It will then be very light. When entirely cold add 1 pint of cream whipped very stiff. Stir lightly together, and turn the mixture into a mould. Cover with a thin paper before putting on the cover, pack in ice and salt for four hours. This makes 1 quart. Chocolate or coffee parfait is made in a like manner, substituting the desired flavoring as for ice cream.