Craig Claiborne

Oeufs à la neige

Meringues in a Custard Sauce

Preparation info

  • 8 to 10

    Servings.
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
A Feast Made for Laughter
A Feast Made for Laughter

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1982

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups milk
  • 1¼ cups sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean, or</

Method

  1. Bring the milk to the boil in a skillet. Add 6 tablespoons of the sugar and the vanilla bean or the vanilla extract. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Reduce heat and continue to simmer the milk.
  2. Beat the egg whites until stiff. While beating, gradually add 6 more tablespoons