Cafe Parfait

Ingredients

• 2 quarts of sweet fresh cream
• 1 lb of ice
• Pint and a half of essence of coffee
• Sugar (to taste)

Directions

1. Take two quarts of sweet fresh cream and put into a cowl
2. Pound in a clean cloth, one pound of ice and add to the cream.
3. Add a pint and a half of essence of coffee and add sugar to taste.
4. Taking two glass pitchers, pour the mixture from one pitcher into the other until thoroughly mixed.
5. Keep on ice for 15 minutes until ready to serve.

— Celestine Eustis

Source — Cooking in Old Créole Days

Prepared by Makenzie Miller

Louisiana Anthology

July 13, 2017