When all were in their places Father said grace and, excusing himself, left the family to retire to his study. He frequently spent thirteen hours a day studying. He managed this amazing amount of time by husbanding every hour of the day. He usually arose at four in the morning, indulging himself in the later rising time of five in the winter. In this way he was far along in his studies while the household slept. He preferred to eat alone, usually certain foods which he had by experimentation discovered kept his mind and body most sprightly. This morning he did not eat the rich menu which Venus set before the rest of the household, the home-cured bacon and the delicious hot breads. But at the end of the meal, he rejoined his family for morning devotions.

Edna Gerstner

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Vegetables, Dairy		Bnr	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	Yellow cake mix 8oz package
1/4	c	Sugar
1/3	c	Plus 1/4 cup water; divided
1	oz	Hershey's unsweetened baking chocolate; melted
1		Egg
3	tb	Vegetable oil
4	c	Strawberry ice cream; or favorite flavor
		Meringue; (recipe follows)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 8-inch round pan.
2. In medium bowl, stir together cake mix and sugar; add 1/3 cup water,
melted chocolate and egg, beating until blended. Add oil and remaining 1/4
cup water; beat until smooth and well blended. Pour batter into prepared
pan.
3. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely.
Cover; freeze until firm.
4. Meanwhile, line 2-1/2 quart dome-shaped bowl with foil. Soften ice cream
and pack evenly into prepared bowl. Cover; freeze until firm. Prepare
MERINGUE.
5. Heat oven to 450°F. Cover wooden board or cookie sheet with foil. Center
frozen cake layer on foil; invert and unmold ice cream onto top. Peel off
foil from ice cream. Spread meringue evenly over entire surface, covering
holes and sealing edges down to foil.
6. Bake 3 to 5 minutes or just until lightly browned. Remove from oven;
serve immediately. Or, cover with cake saver lid (not foil or plastic wrap)
and immediately return to freezer; serve frozen. 10 to
12    servings.
MERINGUE: In large bowl, stir together 1/2 cup cold water, 1 tablespoon
meringue powder and 1/4 cup sugar. Beat 5 minutes until blended; gradually
add additional 1/4 cup sugar, beating until meringue is stiff and dry. Use
immediately.
Posted to brand-name-recipes by Beach Princess<barbra@pipeline.com> on Jan
24, 1998

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