Recipe - Moms Old Fashioned Chocolate Mousse

4 ounce Good quality bittersweet
chocolate
5 lg Eggs; separated
2 teaspoon Instant espresso dissolved
in 1 teaspoon or two of
boiling water so it makes
a paste; cooled
Slivered toasted almonds
Whipped cream; optional

Melt chocolate in the top of a double boiler. Add yolks, 1 at a time and
stir (take care not to

scramble). Add the coffee paste and let cool to room temperature. Beat the
egg whites until stiff

and fold into cooled chocolate mixture.

Refrigerate in a big bowl or in individual wine glasses. Serve garnish with
slivered toasted almonds

and whipped cream piped through a pastry bag.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

: Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved
Recipe By : COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW #MF6747

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #272

Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 17:48:32 0500

From: Gail Shermeyer 4paws@netrax.net