Name: Lemon Pudding, Cold
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cupful of sugar; 4 eggs; 10 separately; 2 tablespoonfuls of cornstarch; 1 pint of milk; 1 tablespoonful of butter and the juice and rind of two lemons; 5 minutes; 10 cold; 1 hour they will be fit to turn out

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One cupful of sugar, four eggs, the whites and yolks beaten separately, two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, one pint of milk, one tablespoonful of butter and the juice and rind of two lemons. Wet the cornstarch in some of the milk, then stir it into the remainder of the milk, which should be boiling on the stove, stirring constantly and briskly for five minutes. Take it from the stove, stir in the butter and let it cool. Beat the yolks and sugar together, then stir them thoroughly into the milk and cornstarch. Now stir in the lemon juice and grated rind, doing it very gradually, making it very smooth. Bake in a well-buttered dish. To be eaten cold. Oranges may be used in place of lemons. This also may be turned while hot into several small cups or forms previously dipped in cold water, place them aside; in one hour they will be fit to turn out. Serve with cream and sugar. Should be boiled altogether, not baked.

1 cupful of sugar
4 eggs
10 separately
2 tablespoonfuls of cornstarch
1 pint of milk
1 tablespoonful of butter and the juice and rind of two lemons
5 minutes
10 cold
1 hour they will be fit to turn out

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One cupful of sugar, four eggs, the whites and yolks beaten separately, two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, one pint of milk, one tablespoonful of butter and the juice and rind of two lemons.
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Wet the cornstarch in some of the milk, then stir it into the remainder of the milk, which should be boiling on the stove, stirring constantly and briskly for five minutes.
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Take it from the stove, stir in the butter and let it cool.
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Beat the yolks and sugar together, then stir them thoroughly into the milk and cornstarch.
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Now stir in the lemon juice and grated rind, doing it very gradually, making it very smooth.
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Bake in a well-buttered dish.
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To be eaten cold.
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Oranges may be used in place of lemons.
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This also may be turned while _hot_ into several small cups or forms previously dipped in cold water, place them aside; in one hour they will be fit to turn out.
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Serve with cream and sugar.
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Should be boiled altogether, not baked.

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