Ingredients. - Ten or twelve thin slices of bread, two pints of milk, four eggs, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, four tablespoonfuls of raisins, a few drops of almond essence, or other flavoring.

Method. - Cut the raisins in halves and remove the stones. Cut the crusts off the bread, divide each slice into strips one inch wide, taper one end and trim to a uniform length. Have ready a well-buttered bowl, decorate with raisins, and line with strips of bread. Beat the eggs, add to them the sugar, milk and flavoring, and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Cut all the bread-trimming into dice, put them into the prepared bowl, pour on the custard, cover with a greased paper, and steam gently for one hour.