Another dainty sweet can be made by mashing a quart of strawberries
with half a pint or so of sugar, and then letting them stand for half
an hour while you are making a syrup of half a pint of sugar and the
same quantity of water. When this syrup has boiled twenty minutes mix
with it an ounce of gelatine dissolved in half a pint of water. Take
the syrup from the fire and strain the strawberries through a fine
sieve into it. Stand the bowl containing the mixture on the ice and
whip briskly for five minutes, then add the whipped whites of four
eggs and keep right on beating till it has the grace to thicken. Then
turn it into a number of small moulds or one large one. When it is to
be served unmould on the prettiest dish you own, sprinkle powdered
sugar over the top and pour a little whipped cream round in a fanciful
shape for a border.