Excerpt from Puddings and Dainty Desserts Quite a revolution has been created in the dessert of the American dinner-table. The time was when the array of sweets, creams, and ices would occupy half the menu of a private dinner-party, and the sight of these to guests already satisfied with good things was anything but agreeable. Happily these displays are seen no more in good society, for none but Mrs. Moneybags from the backwoods would think of presenting more than one or two choice sweets to her guests. For the daily dinner nothing can be more acceptable than sweets combined with fruits, small light puddings, and ethereal trifles, such as souffles, whipped creams, etc. While many of these recipes are intended to supply this want, a few there are which will be found somewhat elaborate, and are intended for special occasions. Certain recipes given here might appear with equal propriety under either of several of the various general divisions of this book, but as an alphabetical index of each division is given, no confusion should occur. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."