Tortoni
(tɔːˈtəʊnɪ)
Also tortoni.
The name of an Italian café-owner in Paris in the 18th cent., used attrib. and absol. to designate a kind of ice-cream.
| 1911 Leiter & Van Bergh Flower City Cook Bk. xxiv. 128 Tortoni pudding, Scald 1 pint milk..; add 1 tablespoon of flour..; 1 egg and 1 cupful sugar... Add 1/4 pound chopped almonds, 7 macaroons..and a little vanilla. Cool. Add 1 pint whipped cream. Freeze. 1958 Sunday Times 27 Apr. 22/4 A raspberry Tortoni (raspberries plus cream, macaroons and a touch of kirsch). 1979 Tucson Mag. Sept. 61/2 Then try tortoni (made on the premises). |