Plain Custard

Ingredients

• 2 very fresh eggs
• 1 small dessertspoon sugar
• 4 large tablespoons milk
• 3 or 4 drops vanilla essence
• 1 small teaspoon whisky, brandy or gin

Method

1. 1

   Put the yolks of the eggs into a small pudding basin and stir in the milk.

2. 2

   Add sugar and flavoring.

3. 3

   Stand the basin in a saucepan with boiling water halfway up the basin.

4. 4

   Stir slowly until thick, then pour into glasses or a cup and serve with stewed fruit.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Practical West African cookery (1910) by S. Leith-Ross, page 62. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Plain Custard. (I). 2 very fresh eggs. J 1 small dessertspoon sugar. 4 large tablespoons milk (if i 3 or 4 drops vanilla essence

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