"From Restaurant Sclafani in New Orleans, courtesy of owner/chef Peter Sclafani as published in the Milwaukee Sentinel January 7, 1951. Cooking time is freezing time...."
INGREDIENTS
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3⁄4 cup sugar
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1⁄4 cup water, hot
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5 egg yolks
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3 tablespoons water, warm
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1⁄8 teaspoon salt
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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3 tablespoons sherry wine
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2 cups heavy cream or 2 cups whipping cream, whipped
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1⁄4 cup walnuts, finely chopped and mixed with
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1⁄4 cup almonds, finely chopped