Baked Custard

Ingredients

• Quarter pint of Milk
• Beat up the egg
• of Sugar
• Butter for greasing jar or cup

Method

1. 1

   Beat up the egg and sugar, add the milk, and mix thoroughly.

2. 2

   Strain into a buttered cup or jar; put a paper over the top.

3. 3

   Set the jar in a pan of boiling water and keep by the side of the fire.

4. 4

   Do not let it boil.

5. 5

   Cook for thirty minutes.

6. 6

   When serving, let it stand for two minutes after taking from the fire.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Artizan recipes (1896) by Clarke, Charles Mrs, page 22. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.