Cherries Jubilee  
Ingredients:
16 oz can of pitted dark cherries
1/4 cup rum
3/4 cup currant jelly
1/4 cup brandy
1 quart vanilla ice cream
Whipping cream (optional)
Drain can, reserving 1/4 cup of the syrup. Combine 1/4 cherry syrup with rum.
Pur over cherries and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
In soucepan/chafing dish, melt currant jelly over low heat. Add in
cherry mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, till mixture simmers.
Heat brandy in another saucepan till warm. Put slowly over cherry
mixture and ignite immediately. Spoon cherries and souce into individual dishes filled with vanilla ice cream.
Top it up with a bit of whipped cream (optional).

NOTE: Do not stir flaming mixture!

 

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