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Directions:Begin by washing, stemming and slicing the larger strawberries into halves or slices, leaving the smaller berries whole. “Sweat” the strawberries with 2-3 tablespoons of sugar or powdered sugar. I add a small amount (1-2 tablespoons) of orange liquor to the mix. Stir slightly and set aside in your serving bowl and refrigerate for at least 2 hours—giving the berries time to form a light syrup.
Make two mixes: The first, the sour cream, brown sugar and cognac. I use 4-5 tablespoons of brown sugar as most of our strawberries are not very sweet nowadays. The second, whip the whipping cream and fold in the white sugar after the cream is whipped. Fold the two mixes together. I sometimes fold 1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg at this time into the combined mixture.
Serving, prepare a wide-mouthed wine glass by smearing a tablespoon of the mixture around the lower half of the glass, add the strawberries and put a second tablespoon of the mixture on top. Top with a mint leaf, orange zest or small whole strawberry. For large occasions, use small cognac or miniature wine glasses, let the guests prepare their own after preparing a half dozen or so glasses--leaving the berries and mixture bowls on the buffet.
Options: This recipe is downsized for a small dinner party; you can easily multiply the recipe. I sometimes substitute blue berries for one cup of strawberries, it gives it a more festive look. My personal favorite is to substitute thawed sweet cherries, but these are difficult to find, (the best are at Sam’s) for a cup of strawberries.
Compliments of John and Loli (Mariloli) Falb (John, Mariloi, Bentsen and Mimi).
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Notes: In the 60’s Texans closely followed the wheeling and dealings of Jimmy Ling, as he cobbled numerous companies together (steel, shipping, Vought Aerospace, insurance and Braniff Airlines) using junk bonds and leverage to form LTV Corp. He built a headquarters building in downtown Dallas, the LTV Tower. Inside was the Lancer’s Club famous amongst Dallas’ powerbrokers for its famous desert Strawberries Romanoff. Nowadays “Le Madeline” serves a similar dish. Unfortunately, LTV went bankrupt in the 70’s, but the original recipe survived.
This dish is very simple to prepare, perfect for a brunch or buffet and can be modified suiting the occasion, but it always gets rave reviews. We never give out the recipe’ because it is so embarrassingly easy to prepare.
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