No. 115 Chocolate Cream
Set on the fire 1 gill of water, 1½ cupfuls sugar, ½ cup of grated chocolate, in a small saucepan; boil till it gets thick and looks velvety; then take off the fire, and add the whites of 2 eggs, without beating: use it hot, covering the top and sides of the cake. As it cools it grows firm.