knockerbocker glory recipe

[Brooks R]

No: HPFGUIDX 577

The Peaches, bananas and arrowroot mentioned in the body are  all 
missing from the ingredient list. - Brooks

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "heidi tandy" 
<heidi.h.tandy.c92 at a...> wrote:
> I found a recipe for it on the Encyclopedia Potterica at 
> http://www.geocities.com/potterica/knickerbocker.html
> 
> For those without easy web access, it's the following:
> KnickerBocker Glory Recipe
> 
> 1 x 1 pint packet raspberry jelly 
> 
> Melba sauce: 
> 1 x 8 oz can raspberries 
> juice of 1/2 lemon 
> 2 oz caster sugar 
> 2 oz shelled hazelnuts, finely chopped 
> 1/4 pint whipping cream, stiffly whipped 
> 4 cherries (fresh or glace) 
> 
> Make the jelly according to packet directions, then leave to set. 
> Meanwhile, make the Melba sauce: put the raspberries, lemon juice 
and 
> sugar in a pan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved.
Remove 
> from the heat, then rub through a sieve into a measuring jug. 
Measure 
> 150 ml/1/4 pint puree, making it up with the water as necessary.
Mix 
> the arrowroot to a paste with a little cold water. Return the puree 
> to the rinsed-out pan, stir in the arrowroot paste and bring to the 
> boil. Lower the heat and simmer until the sauce thickens, stirring 
> constantly. Leave until cool. Chop the jelly roughly, then put 1 
> spoonful in the bottom of each of 4 Knickerbocker Glory or sundae 
> glasses. Put a few peach slices on top of the jelly. Peel and slice 
> the bananas, then put a few slices on top of the peaches. Put 1 
scoop 
> of ice cream in each glass, then pour over a little of the Melba 
> sauce and sprinkle with nuts. Continue with these layers until all 
> the ingredients are used up, then pipe a whirl of cream on top of 
> each glass and top with a cherry - 'delicious'. Serve immediately.