Happy holidays.Looking for a recipe on making tom and jerry's.I have made them the last few years with the store bought batter but remember my x-brother inlaws mom use to cook them up on the stove and they were good.Thanks

-- Dave.??? (duckthis1@maqs.net), November 29, 2001

Answers

Hi Dave! I'd never heard of a Tom and Jerry (other than the cartoon that is!), so I had to check this one out just to see what it was. If you'll go to www.google.com and enter "tom and jerry recipe" you'll get a bunch of answers. Here is one of them for you:

Tom and Jerry

6 eggs, separated and room temperature
2 1/4 cups superfine sugar, divided
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup powdered milk
Boiling water
Rum, brandy, or whiskey
Nutmeg

In a small bowl, beat egg yolks until thick. In a large bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/2 cup sugar slowly into whites; fold into egg yolks. Add 1 2/4 cups sugar, salt, and vanilla extract. Gradually beat in powdered milk. Store, covered, in the refrigerator, and use as needed.

To serve, place 1 heaping tablespoon of batter into a cup or mug, add boiling water and liquor (use either rum, brandy or whiskey); stir until well blended. Sprinkle with nutmeg.

-- Cheryl in KS (cherylmccoy@rocketmail.com), November 30, 2001.