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Custard (Lemon)

Name: Custard (Lemon)
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: the yolks of six or eight eggs; a pint of boiling water; the grated rinds of two lemons; the juice of the same; sweeten to taste; a glass of sherry; the same quantity of brandy

From Recipes for the million, 1891

Serves 3

Presented as published in 1891. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes for the million (1891), page 56. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CUSTARD (LEMON). — Beat up the yolks of six or eight eggs till quite white ; add a pint of boiling water, the grated rinds of two lemons and the juice of the same ; sweeten to taste, and stir over the fire ; when sufficiently thick, add a glass of sherry and the same quantity of brandy

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