On Wed 28 Sep 2005 04:11:44a, Nathalie Chiva wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:50:31 +0200, "Pandora" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>The recipe I will give you is with Pan di Spagna, liqueur (alchermes),
>>chocolate, cream and whipped cream.
>
> What is alchermes made of exactly ? I've never made Zuppa Inglese
> because I can't find a liqueur by that name here.
>
>>A question: if whipped cream is "cream", how do you call the Cream (the
>>yellow one made with eggs). How can one distinguish them in a recipe??
>
> In French we call the egg cream "crème anglaise".
>
> Nathalie
>
>
I found this recipe for alchermes:
Alchermes
Ingredients:
1/2 (half) a litre of 90 proof alcohol
2 pounds of sugar
1/2 (half) a stick of vanila
15 grams of cinnamon
10 grams of coriander
10 grams of cordamom
2 cloves
5 grams anice
100 gram rose water
Special note: spice descriptions can be found here
Description:
1. Crush together the vanila, cinnamon, coriander, cloves, cardamom and
anice.
2. Add in a bottle 1/2 a litre of alcohol (90 proof) and a cup of water.
3. Seal the bottle tightly and shake it briefly twice a day for two weeks.
4. Melt 2 pounds of sugar with 1 cup of cold water then add it to the
preparation (bottle).
5. Shake it well and let it rest for two days.
6. Filter it properly and add the 100 grams of rose water.
--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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