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Boiled Custard
From Cooking for profit, 1886
Serves 1
Avoid overcooking to prevent spoilage.
Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
532Calories
29 gProtein
48 gCarbs
25 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories532 kcal
Protein29 g
Carbohydrates48 g
Fiber0 g
Sugars49 g
Total Fat25 g
Saturated Fat12 g
Monounsaturated Fat7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat2.4 g
Omega-30.1 g
Cholesterol430 mg
Sodium327 mg
Potassium870 mg
Calcium656 mg
Iron1.8 mg
Magnesium70 mg
Phosphorus690 mg
Zinc3.3 mg
Copper0.1 mg
Manganese0 mg
Vitamin D6.7 mcg
Vitamin C0 mg
Vitamin A316 mcg
Vitamin E1.3 mg
Vitamin K0.3 mcg
Vitamin B60.5 mg
Vitamin B123.5 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.3 mg
Riboflavin (B2)1.1 mg
Niacin (B3)0.6 mg
Folate47 mcg
Choline381 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water506 g
As published
This recipe was extracted from Cooking for profit (1886) by Jessup Whitehead, page 51. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
boiled custard. For the cake make this: \ cupful of sugar 4 ounces. 2 eggs. 6 tablespoonfuls of water. 1 cup of flour — 4 ounces. 1 teaspoonful baking powder. Separate the eggs — the whites in a bowl or dish, the yolks in the mixing pan. Put the sugar and water in with the yolks, and beat them till they are a thick yellow froth. Mix the powder in the flour, add that and stir up well. Whip the whites firm, add them last. Grease and flour 2 jelly cake pans, di- vide the mixture into them and bake of a very light color. When done place the sheets of cake one on the other in a pan and pour ^ cup of rum or brandy into them with a teaspoon. Have ready 2 cups of custard and pour around. Cut in 8 and serve like pudding and sauce. COOKING FOR PROFIT. 47. Cost of material — sugar and flour 3, eggs 4, powder 1, rum 12, custard 9, 29c, for 8 dishes 3 or 4 cents an order. 136— Boiled Custard. 2 cups milk. 2 eggs._ 2 heaping tablespoons sugar. Flavoring of nutmeg or stick cinna- mo
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