This section is from the book "Breakfast, Luncheon And Tea", by Marion Harland. Also available from Amazon: Breakfast, Luncheon And Tea.
1 quart milk.
5 eggs. The beaten yolks of all, the whites of two. Grated peel of 1 orange.
4 table-spoonfuls powdered sugar for custard, and 2 spoonfuls for meringue.
Scald the milk, and pour carefully over the eggs which you have beaten light with the sugar. Boil one minute, season, and pour into a buttered pudding-dish. Set this in a pan of boiling water, and bake about half an hour, or until well uset." Spread with a meringue made of the reserved whites. Return to oven to harden, but do not let it scorch.Eat cold.
 
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