Almond-snow Fruit Boats *

Servings: 10
Ingredients:

PATTI
4    Apple; unpeeled, thin sliced    1 1/2 c  Powdered sugar; sifted
3    Banana; peeled, thin sliced         4 ts Vanilla
3    Pear; unpeeled, thin sliced       1/4 ts Almond extract
2    Pineapple; fresh (with tops)        2 qt Ice; finely crushed
2    Strawberry; halved, -tops         3/4 c  Almonds; toasted and slivered
1 1/2 lb Grape; halved, seeded             3/4 c  Fresh orange juice
1 pt Kumquat                           1/4 c  Kirsch
1 1/2 c  Whipping cream

Sprinkle bananas, apples and pears with fresh lemon juice. Cut pineapples
in half. Using curved serrated knife, hollow out pineapple halves, leaving
1/2′ shell (reserve shells and all juice). Discard core. Cut pineapple
into 1/4′ cubes. Transfer to large bowl. Add sliced fruit* and toss
lightly. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 hours.
For ice cream: Blend cream, powdered sugar and extracts in large bowl.
Gradually fold in ice (or fresh clean snow) until mixture is consistency
of ice cream. Fold in nuts. Add reserved pineapple juice to fruit. Blend
in orange juice and kirsch. Spoon fruit into pineapple shells. Top with
ice cream. Serve immediately.
*Can substitute any fresh seasonal fruit and combination of purple and
green grapes and red and green apples.