Ingredients. - Two pounds of strawberries, castor sugar, four whites of eggs, one pound of short crust.

Method. - Make the flan as directed; when about three-quarters baked remove the rice, and fill with strawberries from which the stalks have been removed. Pile the fruit high in the center, dredge well with castor sugar, and cover with stiffly-whisked white of egg. Cover the surface lightly with castor sugar, replace in the oven, and bake slowly for about fifteen minutes. When the meringue is set, cover with paper to prevent it browning too much before the strawberries are sufficiently cooked. Serve either hot or cold.