MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Chocolate Shot Cheesecake Categories: Cheesecakes Yield: 10 Servings MMMMM------------------------CRUMB CRUST----------------------------- 1 1/2 c Graham cracker crumbs 3 tb Sugar 1 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 c Butter; melted MMMMM-----------------------CHEESE FILLING---------------------------- 16 oz Cream cheese (2 pkg); -softened 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Lemon rind; grated 1 tb Lemon juice 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 Eggs; separated MMMMM--------------------------TOPPING------------------------------- 1 c Sour cream 2 tb Sugar 1 ts Vanilla Chocolate shot candy -decorations Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 70 minutes Total time: 1 hour 40 minutes This is on page 161 of San Francisco Firehouse Favorites by Tony Calvello, Bruce Harlow, Georgia Sackett, and Shirley Sarvis, published 1965 by Bonanza Books--a locally famous, long out-of-print cookbook put together by SFFD firefighters blessed with gastronomic sophistication. SFFD tradition held that, because of a grueling schedule of a 24-hour watch, from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m., then get two days off, repeating this pattern for 16 days (then a longer break), "every day is a Friday and every meal is a banquet". Crumb Crust: Mix together thoroughly crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter, and press over bottom and sides of a buttered 9" spring form pan. Bake in a slow oven (300°F) for 5 minutes; cool. Cheese Filling: In a large mixing bowl, beat cheese until fluffy. Add sugar, lemon peel and juice, and vanilla; beat thoroughly. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry, and fold in. Turn into crumb crust. Bake in a slow oven (300°F) for 55 minutes, or until golden and set. Topping: Mix together sour cream, sugar, and vanilla. Spread over top of hot cake. Return cake to slow oven (300°F), and bake 10 minutes more. Cool thoroughly. Sprinkle top with chocolate shot. Remove sides from pan. Notes: Bob Burns credited the original recipe to his wife, and says the original called for half a cube of butter for the wife, but he prefers to use the whole thing. Likewise, his wife's version said to bake for 45 minutes, but he recommends baking until brown on top, which might even take an hour, and that it should be "nice and stiff". The term "chocolate shot" seems to have dropped out of usage, since 1965. Personally, I infer from a different old recipe that it means chocolate sprinkles. My friend AJ suggests it might refer (instead) to a product like Rainbowland Candy Co.'s chocolate-flavored liquid candy in syringe packaging (suitable for writing, or making a figure atop the cake). Either sounds plausible; be creative! Recipe by Bob Burns, Truck Compan No. 3 Recipe FROM: MMMMM