Pineapple Sponge

Ingredients

• One small pineapples, or a can of pineapples
• One cup of sugar, less when using a can of pineapples
• One and one-half cup of water
• One-half package of gelatin
• Four egg whites
• Cream

Directions

1. Soak gelatin in half-cup of water for two hours.
2. Chop up pineapple.
3. Mix pineapple and cupfuls of water and sugar in saucepan.
4. Let simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Add gelatin to mixture and strain into a tin basin.
6. Set basin into ice water or refridgerator.
7. Stir egg whites, beaten to a stiff froth[foam], when the mixture thickens.
8. Pour into a mould and let harden.
9. Serve with cream.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Colson Thornton
Louisiana Anthology
October 2, 2022