Frosted Grape Salad with Spiced Cream and Port

This is part of Rushina's New Year's menu and is an original recipe. She tells us: "The Spanish eat 12 grapes at midnight – one with each chime of the clock, one grape for good luck for each of the 12 coming months in the new year, Don’t know about luck but it sure does result in a riot of laughter squeezing it's way around a mouth full of half-eaten grapes! This is seen in other Latin American countries as well, but began in Spain."

• 1 cluster of 12 Grapes per person (pick up different types green, black, red, purple
• 2 egg whites
• Granulated sugar to roll grapes in
• 2 tablespoons whipped cream
• Port

METHOD

To make frosted grapes, clean & dry grapes and cut into small clusters.

Dip each cluster in slightly beaten egg white. Drain off excess (1 good shake). Dip in granulated sugar & drain dry on a rack.

To serve: spoon port onto a chilled saucer. Spoon whipped cream into the middle and gently place the bunch of frosted grapes on top. 

For Tea on the first of January. (Make some ahead of time and put them out with tea on the 1st of Jan 2006.)

Contributor: Rushina Munshaw Ghildiyal

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