Lemon Pudding, Cold

Ingredients

• One cupful of sugar
• four eggs
• two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch
• one pint of milk
• one tablespoonful of butter
• the juice and rind of two lemons

Method

1. 1

   Wet cornstarch in some milk, then stir it into the remainder of the boiling milk, stirring constantly for five minutes.

2. 2

   Remove from stove, stir in butter, and let cool.

3. 3

   Beat yolks and sugar together, then stir into the milk and cornstarch.

4. 4

   Gradually stir in lemon juice and grated rind.

5. 5

   Bake in a well-buttered dish to be eaten cold.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 257. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

LEMON PUDDING, COLD. One cupful of sugar, four eggs, the whites and yolks beaten separately, two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, one pint of milk, one tablespoonful of DUMPLINGS AND PUDDINGS. 381 butter and the juice and rind of two lemons. Wet the cornstarch in some of the milk, then stir it into the remainder of the milk, which should be boiling on the stove, stirring constantly and briskly for five minutes. Take it from the stove, stir in the butter and let it cool. Beat the yolks and sugar together, then stir them thoroughly into the milk and cornstarch. Now stir in the lemon juice and grated rind, doing it very gradually, mak- ing it very smooth. Bake in a well-buttered dish. To be eaten cold. Oranges may be used in place of lemons. This also may be turned while hot into several small cups or forms previously dipped in cold water, place them aside ; in one hour they will be fit to turn out. Serve with cream and sugar. Should be boiled altogether, not baked. ROYAL SAGO PUDDING. Theee-quartees of a cupful of sago washed and put into one quart of milk ; put it into a saucepan, let it stand in boiling water on the stove or range until the sago has well swelled. While hot, put in two table- spoonfuls of butter

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