Tortoni - An Italian Delight - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 eggs
3/4 c. sugar
dash of salt
1/4 c. whole blanched almonds
almond extract
1 1/2 c. heavy cream
3/4 tsp. vanilla
12 maraschino or candied cherries

Preparation

Separate eggs.
Turn each white into small bowl of electric mixer.
Refrigerate yolks.
Let whites warm to room temperature 1 hour.
Mix 1/4 cup water with sugar in 1-quart saucepan, stirring over low heat to dissolve.
Boil uncovered without stirring to 236\u00b0 on candy thermometer (syrup spins 2-inch thread when dropped from spoon).