This section is from the book "Around-The-World Cook Book", by Mary Louise Barroll. Also available from Amazon: Around-the-world cook book.
Gelatin, 1/4 box,
Milk, 2 pints,
Eggs, 3,
Sugar, 2/3 cup,
Vanilla and almond extracts.
Soak the gelatin in a cup of the milk for 1 hour. Heat a pint of the milk in a double boiler. Beat the eggs and two-thirds of a cup of sugar together, add a half pint of the cold milk, and then mix this with the scalded milk in the double boiler.
Stir and cook 5 minutes, remove from the fire, and flavor with the almond and vanilla extracts.
Then add the gelatin. Stir until it dissolves in the hot milk, then strain into molds and set away to cool. Serve with sugar and cream.
 
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