Mother's Day is this Sunday. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Mother's Day on May 9 , 1914. His mother , Jesse Woodrow Wilson , 1826-1888 , wrote a handwritten recipe book. Among the recipes was one labeled - "Woodrow's favorite - Charlotte Russe" see below...
"Put in a kettle one ounce of gelatin , one quart of water , one-half pint of milk , one pound of sugar , yolks of four eggs and four spoons of sugar. When these ingredients are well mixed pour them upon yolks , and scald them -- stirring all the while; then strain it through a sieve ane pour it while hot on the four whites which must be beaten to a froth. Stir it constantly -- when it is cold , add a syllabub prepared as follows: One-half pint of cream , the remainder of the sugar , churn it , then lay it upon a sieve so that all the milk may drain out. Stir constantly until cold." The Wilson family recipes were included in the Economy Administration Cook Book , edited by Susie Root Rhodes and Grace Porter Hopkins , Hammond , Ind , 1913. Wilson was president from 1913 to 1921. ©2012 Patricia Bixler Reber
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