Cup Custard

Preparation info
  • To make

    ¾

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      15 min

Appears in

By Isabella Beeton

Published 1871

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Ingredients

  • ½ pt. milk
  • flavouring : lemon rind or vanilla essence
  • 1 egg and

Method

Warm the milk, infusing the lemon rind if used. Mix eggs and sugar to a liquid. Pour the warmed milk over the eggs and strain the custard into a pan previously rinsed with cold water. Cook the custard gently until the eggs have coagulated and thickened the milk. To ensure that this occurs evenly and forms a smooth creamy texture, stirring should be brisk and thorough. If the custard is cooked i