Recipe: Red Cherry Sponge (Domino sugar recipe, 1940's-50's)

RED CHERRY SPONGE

1 1/2 tablespoons (unflavored) gelatine
1/4 cup cold water
1 cup sour pitted cherries, with juice
1/2 to 2/3 cup sugar
2 egg whites (pasteurized), beaten stiff

Soak gelatine in 1/4 cup cold water.

Drain the cherries. Heat the cherry juice with the sugar, then pour over the gelatine and stir until dissolved. Cool until beginning to stiffen, then add the cherries and the whites of eggs beaten stiff.

Mold in individual dishes and chill.

Serve with custard sauce made of the egg yolks.

Makes 5 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Vintage recipe booklet: Tested and Selected Cherry Recipes - Improve Your Recipes with Domino Sugars, Not dated (looks like 1940's or 1950's)