This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Ingredients. - One pint of milk, two dessertspoonfuls of castor sugar, six eggs, a few drops of essence of vanilla or other flavoring.
Method. - Beat the eggs, add the sugar, milk and vanilla essence, stir until the sugar is dissolved, then pour the mixture into a buttered bowl, and steam very gently for half an hour. Serve with wine sauce. A very nice pudding may be made with the same quantity of milk, half the quantity of sugar, and two eggs, but it must be served in the bowl.
 
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