Tortoni - 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
12 maraschino cherries
3/4 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Separate eggs.
Put whites in small mixer bowl as separated. Refrigerate yolks.
Let whites warm to room temperature 1 hour. Mix 1/4 cup water with sugar in 1-quart saucepan.
Stir over low heat to dissolve.
Boil, uncovered, without stirring to 236\u00b0 on candy thermometer.
(Syrup spins 2 inch thread from spoon.)