Ingredients. - Four tablespoonfuls of corn-starch. One quart of milk. Three tablespoonfuls of pounded sugar. Two eggs. One inch of the stick of cinnamon, or a bay-leaf. Grated nutmeg.

Time required, about half an hour.

To make a Corn-Starch Pudding:

1. Put four tablespoonfuls of corn-starch into a basin, and mix it quite smooth with a tablespoonful of cold milk,

2. Put the remainder of the quart of milk into a saucepan, with three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar and one inch of cinnamon or a bay-leaf.

3. Put the saucepan on the fire to boil.

4. When the milk boils, pour it on the mixture, stirring it smoothly all the time.

5. Break two eggs into the corn-starch, and beat it lightly.

6. Grease a quart pie-dish with butter.

7. Pour the mixture into the pie-dish, and grate half a teaspoonful of nutmeg over the top.

8. Put the dish into the oven (the heat should be 220°) to bake half an hour.

9. It will then be ready for serving.