Editing Mousse (section)

==History==
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Various desserts consisting of whipped cream in pyramidal shapes with coffee, liqueurs, chocolate, fruits, and so on either in the mixture or poured on top were called {{lang|fr|crème en mousse}} ('cream in a foam'), {{lang|fr|crème mousseuse}} ('foamy cream'), {{lang|fr|mousse}} ('foam'), and so on,<ref name="emy">M. Emy (officier), ''L'Art de bien faire les glaces d'office; ou, Les vrais principes pour congeler tous les rafraichissemens, etc'', Paris, 1768 [https://books.google.com/books?id=qDZdAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA222 p. 222]</ref><ref>Alexandre-Balthazar-Laurent [[Grimod de La Reynière]], ''Néo-Physiologie du gout par order alphabétique ou Dictionnaire générale de la cuisine française'', 1839, [https://books.google.com/books?id=ts9QAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA184 p. 184]</ref> as early as 1768.<ref name="chev">Jim Chevallier, ''A History of the Food of Paris: From Roast Mammoth to Steak Frites'', 2018, {{isbn|1442272821}}, p. 195</ref><ref>"Tante Marie", ''La Véritable cuisine de famille, comprenant 1.000 recettes et 500 menus'', 18??, [https://books.google.com/books?id=5A80_xF0vHUC&pg=PA296 p. 296] "Crème fouettée (ou Fromage à la Chantilly)"</ref><ref>Mrs. Beeton, ''The book of household management'', 1888, [https://books.google.com/books?id=otoAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA927 p. 927]</ref> Modern mousses are a continuation of this tradition.