{"id":7690,"slug":"queen-of-trifles","title":"QUEEN OF TRIFLES","description":"From The International Jewish Cook Book by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum.","ingredients_raw":["four eggs","one cup of granulated sugar","one quart of milk","one teaspoon of cornstarch","one-half pound of macaroons","sherry wine","one-quarter pound of almonds","one-quarter pound of dried figs","one-quarter pound of crystallized cherries","one-half pound of lady fingers","whipped cream that has been sweetened and flavored with vanilla","a few cherries"],"ingredients_norm":["egg","granulated sugar","milk","cornstarch","macaroon","sherry wine","almond","dried fig","crystallized cherry","lady finger","whipped cream that has been sweetened and flavored with vanilla","few cherry"],"steps":["Make a rich custard of four eggs, one cup of granulated sugar and one quart of milk to which has been added one teaspoon of cornstarch.","Let this cook in double boiler, stirring constantly, until the custard is very thick. Cool.","Soak one-half pound of macaroons in sherry wine.","Blanch and chop one-quarter pound of almonds.","Cut fine one-quarter pound of dried figs.","Line a deep glass bowl with the lady fingers cut in half.","Add macaroons, fruit and almonds in layers until all are used.","Then pour the boiled custard over all.","Set on ice and when cold, fill the bowl with whipped cream that has been sweetened and flavored with vanilla.","Decorate with a few cherries."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12350","source_ref":"pg:12350:w87:10","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.9,"content_hash":"07b32780a89849a55525a99bb9bf358edb8f163858bc3e9f274b73a34a39aa5e","created_at":"2026-08-02T17:04:12Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe, reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/queen-of-trifles"}