This section is from the book "Mrs. Fryer's Loose-Leaf Cook Book", by Jane Eayre Fryer. Also available from Amazon: Mrs. Fryer's Loose-Leaf Cook Book.
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar Grated rind of 1 lemon 1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 3 ounces chopped almonds White of 1 egg 1 tablespoon sugar Few shredded almonds
Put the milk into a saucepan with the sugar and lemon rind and allow it to simmer gently for half an hour. Blend the butter and flour; add the milk mixture; stir until it boils; then cook for five minutes. Beat the eggs; add the flavorings and almonds, and stir all into the first mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon over the fire until thick like batter; then turn into a baking dish. Cover with a meringue made from the white of egg and sugar; brown in the oven; sprinkle with shredded almonds and serve hot.

Almonds With Eggs.
 
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