Les Fruits à la Crème Oubliée
Cut-up Fruit with Cream and Wine





Dedicated to Joseph Chantraine, pioneer in aviation





THIS is another very simple dessert but, nevertheless, it is unusually delicious. It is served with plain cookies or lady fingers.

To serve three or four:


Cut-up fruit (peaches, apricots, strawberries, oranges, pineapple, etc.)
3/4 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons Port or Madeira
3/8 cup cherry syrup
3 tablespoons granulated sugar, or to taste




Mix the cream, Port, and cherry syrup in a bowl, add the sugar to taste, and chill the sauce in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Prepare the fruit, using any combination that seems best according to the season. Serve it well-chilled, in a glass bowl, with the sauce poured over it.









Les Fruits à la Crème Yvette
Cut-up Fruit with Cream




To my beloved wife, Yvette



To SERVE two or three:



Cut-up fruit (peaches, strawberries, pears, oranges, bananas, pineapple, grapes, etc.)
3 /4 cup heavy cream
Granulated sugar to taste
juice of 1 lemon, or to taste



STIR TOGETHER the cream and sugar until the sugar dissolves. Add the lemon juice, and continue stirring briskly until the cream begins to thicken. Chill well.

Prepare the fruit, using any combination that seems best according to the season. Serve it well-chilled, in a glass bowl, with the cream poured over it and accompanied by plain cookies or lady fingers.








Les Fruits à la Sauce Thérèse
Cut-up Fruit with Port and Brandy




In honor of a young saint beloved the world over


To SERVE four or more:


Cut-up fruit (oranges, grapefruit, strawberries, peaches, bananas, pears, greengage plums, etc.)
3/4 cup Port or Madeira
4-5 tablespoons granulated sugar, or to taste
juice of 1 lemon
3 tablespoons brandy



IN A china or glass bowl, combine the Port, sugar, and lemon juice, and stir until the sugar dissolves; the amount of sugar depends on the sweetness of the wine and fruit. Chill.

Prepare the fruit, using any combination that seems best according to the season. Serve it well chilled, in a glass bowl, with the wine poured over it.




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