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Thu Feb 18 05:03:06 1982
Strawberries Romanoff
     This is a follow on to Seamus of Toronto's comment on the Ultimate
dessert.  Be warned, some people think that the recipe I have is called
Strawberries Romanoff.  However, here is one of the recipes for the
real thing.

			Strawberries Romanoff

	Fresh Strawberries very ripe.
	Vanilla Ice Cream
	Heavy Cream (Whipping will do, but beat it a little)
	Parfait Amour (a liqueur)
	Triple Sec
	Cointreau

     At least an hour before serving, immerse the berries in some good old
bar brandy (I like Barclay's Spanish).
	When the moment comes, use a large silver mixing bowl and proceed
as follows:
     For each person to be served reserve one of the most perfect berries
in a separate dish.
     For each serving, mash two scoops of vanilla ice cream with a jigger
each of cointreau, tripe sec and parfait amour.  When it is mobile, but not
sloppy, fold in one serving of the mainated berries (without the marinade).
Be very careful not to mash the berries in any way.  Now finish up with the
cream (and maybe a little superfine sugar though you shouldn't need it) so
that the whole works is about the consistency of a nice Vichysoisse.
     Ladle into chilled silver bowls bedded in ice, top with the reserved
berry, and if you like, you can sprinkle a little more parfait amour on top.

	That's the way it was done in the Captain's Table in its heyday at
the (now defunt) Lord Simcoe Hotel in beautiful downtown Toronto.  The dish
is very white and not at all pinkish.  It was fabulous.  Last time I had it
there was sometime in the middle to late 60's, alas.

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