Custard. No. 1.

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
Source
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (11)
Instructions (7)
  1. Boil the rind of one lemon in the cream.
  2. Add a small quantity of nutmeg and a bay-leaf.
  3. Add bitter and sweet almonds, one ounce each.
  4. Add a little ratafia and orange-flower water.
  5. Sweeten to your taste.
  6. The cream must be quite cold before the eggs are added.
  7. When mixed, it must just be made to boil, and then fill your cups.
Original Text
Custard. No. 1. One quart of cream, twelve eggs, the whites of four, the rind of one lemon, boiled in the cream, with a small quantity of nutmeg, and a bay-leaf, bitter and sweet almonds one ounce each, a little ratafia and orange-flower water; sweeten to your taste. The cream must be quite cold before the eggs are added. When mixed, it must just be made to boil, and then fill your cups.
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