1990 Christmas Collection · Mother's Cookbook
Snow Ball
Contributed by Edna Haak.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons gelatin
- 4 tablespoons cold water
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup orange juice
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 1 small angel food cake
- Coconut to cover
Directions
- Dissolve gelatin in cold water, add boiling water and stir well.
- Add orange juice, lemon juice, sugar and salt; chill until partly set.
- Remove brown crust from cake and break cake into small pieces; add to gelatin mixture.
- Whip 1 cup of the cream and fold into mixture. Transfer to round bowl and chill until set.
- Unmold and cover with remaining whipped cream and coconut.
Kitchen and Family Notes
The original calls for 1 pint heavy cream but specifically whips 1 cup into the filling; the remainder is for covering.
Archival recipe preserved from the original source; no new kitchen test claimed.
Original Source
Submitted by Edna Haak, Old Fashioned Christmas Recipes, Timesaver Shopping Guide, December 11, 1990, page 25. From Mother's cookbook collection.