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Snow Pudding (Caramel Meringue Pudding)

Erken's snow pudding from 1914: a meringue pudding of 10 stiffly whipped egg whites with powdered sugar and vanilla, filled into a caramelized tin mold and cooked in a water bath 15–20 minutes. Served turned out with a simple caramel sauce of sugar and water.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 489 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Snow pudding is a caramelized meringue pudding — the forerunner of today's caramel custard, but without egg yolks. It was a striking dessert that made use of egg whites left over from other dishes.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Caramelize the mold

    Melt the sugar (175 g) in a heavy-bottomed pot while stirring until it turns light brown. Pour it immediately into a smooth tin mold and turn the mold so the caramel coats it all over.

  2. 2

    Whip the meringue

    Whip the egg whites completely stiff. Mix the powdered sugar well with the vanilla powder and fold it in a spoonful at a time.

  3. 3

    Fill the mold

    Put the egg white mixture in the caramelized mold, cover with greased white paper and then a lid.

  4. 4

    Cook in a water bath

    Set the mold in boiling water and let it simmer gently for about 15 minutes on the stovetop, or place it in the oven (about 175 °C (345 °F)) once the water in the pan is boiling — there it needs 20 minutes.

  5. 5

    Make the sauce

    Put sugar and cold water in a pot. Cook until the sugar dries out, melts again, and begins to brown and become liquid. Take the sauce off the heat at once.

  6. 6

    Serve

    Turn the pudding out as soon as it is done and serve it with the hot caramel sauce.

Changes from the original

Measurements are converted to modern units. "Fine icing sugar" is powdered sugar, "granulated" is light sugar. Water-bath cooking in the oven is specified with temperature, and the sauce is set out as its own part. An unclear entry of cream in the original ingredient list is omitted, as the method does not use cream.

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From19141949Modernised
To19141949Modernised
1914 (proofread, p. 489) → Modernised~86% of the text changedremovedadded
10 eggehviter stk eggehviter. 250 gr. flormelis ¼ teske vaniljepulver g melis (flormelis). 0,25 ts vaniljepulver. 175 gr. farin. Farinen haves i jerngryte, som sættes over ilden og røres i, g sukker (farin, til karamellisering av formen). 250 g sukker (til sausen). 1 dl kaldt vann (til sausen). Smelt sukkeret smelter og (175 g) i en tykkbunnet gryte under omrøring til det blir lysebrunt. Naar sukkeret har faat en pen brun farve, heldes Hell det straks op over i en glat blikform, som dreies saaledes, at glatt blikkform og vend formen dækkes overalt av sukkeret. Eggehviterne vispes ganske stive, heri røres skevis sukkeret, hvori vaniljen er så karamellen dekker den overalt.. Pisk eggehvitene helt stive. Bland melisen godt iblandet. Eggehvitemassen haves med vaniljepulveret og rør den inn skjevis.. Ha eggehvitemassen i den sukkerglasserte form, dækkes karamelliserte formen, dekk med hvitt, smurt papir, derefter med lok. Formen sættes hvitt papir og deretter lokk.. Sett formen i kokende vand vann og smaakoker ¼ time, enten i en gryte oppe paa la den småkoke ca. 15 minutter på komfyren, eller sett den sættes ind i stekeovnen, naar vandet i panden er kommet stekeovnen (ca. 175 °C) når vannet i kok. I ovn trænges pannen koker — der trengs 20 minutter. Straks puddingen er færdig, maa den vendes og serveres med følgende saus: Saus: 250 gr. minutter.. Ha sukker 1 del. koldt vand. Sukker og vand haves kaldt vann i jerngryte, og naar sukkeret er kokt, en gryte. Kok til det sukkeret er tørt, og saa smelter op igjen og begynder at begynner å brunes og bli flytende, tages flytende. Ta sausen straks av. av varmen.. Hvelv puddingen straks den er ferdig og server den med den varme karamellsausen.

Note on Modernised

Mål er omregnet til moderne enheter. «Flormelis» er melis, «farin» er lyst sukker. Vannbadkoking i ovn er presisert med temperatur, og saus er skilt ut som egen del. En uklar oppføring av fløte i originalens ingrediensliste er utelatt, da fremgangsmåten ikke bruker fløte.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should the snow pudding cook?
The mold is set in boiling water and simmers gently for about 15 minutes on the stovetop. If placed in the oven in a water bath (after the water has come to a boil), it needs about 20 minutes.
What is the granulated sugar used for?
175 g granulated sugar is melted in an iron pot while stirring until it becomes light brown caramel. It is poured immediately into a smooth tin mold that is turned around, so the whole mold is coated with the sugar.
How are the egg whites mixed?
The 10 egg whites are whipped completely stiff, and then the fine icing sugar (250 g) mixed with ¼ teaspoon vanilla powder is folded in a spoonful at a time.
Must the mold be covered while cooking?
Yes, the mixture is covered with white greased paper and then with a lid before the mold is placed in the water bath.

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