Ginger Cream

Ingredients

• The yolks of 4 eggs
• 1 pint cream
• 3 oz preserved ginger
• 2 dessertspoonful syrup
• sifted sugar to taste
• 1 oz isinglass

Instructions

1. Slice the ginger finely;
2. put it into a basin with the syrup, the well-beaten yolks of eggs, and the cream;
3. mix these ingredients well together, and stir them over the fire for about 10 minutes, or until the mixture thickens;
4. then take it off the fire, whisk till nearly cold, sweeten to taste, add the isinglass, which should be melted and strained, and serve the cream in a glass dish.
5. It may be garnished with slices of preserved ginger or candied citron.