Take one and a half cups of sugar, one and a quarter cups of flour, a quarter of a teaspoonful of salt, four eggs, four cups of scalded milk, two teaspoonfuls of vanilla or one tea-spoonful of lemon extract.

Mix the dry ingredients, add eggs slightly beaten, and pour on gradually the scalded milk. Cook fifteen minutes in double boiler, stirring constantly until thickened, afterwards occasionally. Cool and flavor.