Custards

Ingredients

• 6 Eggs
• 3 ozs. of Loaf-sugar
• i pint of Milk
• Bay-leaf
• Lemon

Method

1. 1

   Boil the milk, sugar, and lemon rind for three minutes.

2. 2

   Remove from fire for five minutes.

3. 3

   Beat the eggs, leaving out the whites of three.

4. 4

   Add the milk to the eggs, stirring quickly.

5. 5

   Strain the custard into the saucepan and stir over gentle heat until it thickens.

6. 6

   Strain through a fine sieve into a basin.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Buckmaster's cookery (1887) by J. C. Buckmaster, page 76. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CUSTARDS. Ingredients. 6 Eggs. 3 ozs. of Loaf-sugar. i pint of Milk. Bay-leaf. Lemon

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