ALMOND CREAM WITH CHOW CHOW
Ingredients:
1 lb canned chow chow or mixed fruit salad
2 cups water
1 oz unflavored gelatine
2 cups milk
1 tsp almond essence
granulated sugar to taste

Instructions:

• Chop the larger pieces of chow chow in half or drain the mixed fruitsalad.
• Place 4 tablespoons of the water in a cup and stand it in a sauce pan ofhot water.
• Shower the gelatine into the cup and heat, stirring, untilthe gelatine has dissolved.
• Cool.
• Heat the remaining water with milk, sugar to taste, and almond essence.
• Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the gelatine.
• Pour into ashallow, lightly oiled cake tin and cool until set.
• Cut the almond cream into triangular bite-sized pieces.
• Place these in aserving bowl with the fruit and combine very gently.
• Serve very cold.

Notes: Chow Chow is Chinese preserved fruit which can be bought in shopsspecializing in Chinese groceries.