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GERMAN "MAIDENS IN SKIRTS" CHOCOLATE DESSERT
Jungfrauen im Röckchen

Serves 4
 
1 cup margarine
2/3 cup sugar
3 medium eggyolks
6pzs semisweet chocolate
1 cup milk
30 Ladyfinger cookies
2 tablespoons dark rum
1/2 cup whipped cream

Cream magarine and sugar and beat in eggyolks, set aside. Melt chocolate in double boiler and add milk. Stir to combine thoroughly and let cool. Gradually add milk mix to sugar mix and blend well. Sprinkle ladyfingers with rum. In a deep casserole dish, alternate ladyfingers with chocolate mix. Chill for 2 hours and serve, topped with whipped cream.

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CHERRY DESSERT MEERESBURG
Meersburger Kirschen-Dessert

Serves 4

1 pound tart, fresh cherries
8 ozs cream cheese
3 tablespoons Kirschwasser
1/2 teaspoon vanillla extract
6 tablespoons sugar
2 ozs ground almonds
2 tablespoons water
1 cup heavy cream
12 crispy Ladyfingers {cookies}
Handful of chopped pistachios for garnish

Soften cream cheese to room temperature. {Grind almonds in the blender if ground almonds are unavailable}.
Wash and drain the cherries. Remove stones and reserve 8 whole cherries for garnish. Place cherries in a bowl; add kirschwasser and let soak. In a small pan, boil 3 tablespoons of the sugar and the 2 tablespoons water for a minute to make a thin syrup. Add syrup to cherries; stir to blend. Cover and let soak for 20 minutes. Cut crispy ladyfingers in half, divide for 4 portions, and place in individual glass dessert bowls. Add cherries for the first layer. Thoroughly blend cream cheese, the remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, vanilla extract, and ground almonds. Whip the cream and carefully fold it into the cream-cheese mixture. Spoon over the cherries, top with more cherries and garnish with chopped pistachios, plus the reserved whole cherries.

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