Food with Attitude

Preparation Time: 20 minutes plus freezing time

Ingredients

Serves 8

300ml (Half Pint) Double Cream
50g (2 oz) Ginger Nuts – finely crumbed
3 (Size 3) Fresh Eggs - separated
125g (4 oz) Caster Sugar
50g (2oz) Preserved Ginger in Syrup
Crystallised Ginger for Decoration

Method

• Butter fairly thickly at 1.3 litre (Two and a Quarter Pint) Loaf Tin and sprinkle with crumbs.
• Whisk egg whites until very stiff and gradually add sugar beating well after each addition until the mixture is very thick.
• Whisk cream with egg yolks and fold in evenly with ginger and a little of the syrup juice.
• Pour mixture into the prepared tin and freeze until firm – may be frozen for up to three months.
• Remove from freezer (10 minutes before required) and turn Ginger Cream out of the tin add decoration if required and keep cold until ready to serve. This will help to develop the flavour and make it easier to slice.