For dessert — Baked Apple Were-Custard (Serves 8)
These themed recipes are for dishes cooked in England and Continental Europe during the late 1800s.
- 1 dozen large apples
- moist sugar (sugar mixed with a little molassis) to taste
- 1 small teacupful of cold water
- grated rind of one lemon
- 1 pint (568 ml) of milk
- 4 eggs
- 2 oz (56 g) of normal sugar
Method: Peel, cut, and core the apples. Put them into a lined saucepan with the cold water, and as they heat, bruise them to a pulp. Sweeten with moist sugar and add the grated lemon rind. When cold, put the fruit at the bottom of a pie dish, and pour over it a custard, made with the above proportion of milk, eggs, and sugar. Grate a little nutmeg over the top, place the dish in a moderate oven, and bake from 25 to 35 minutes. The above proportions will make rather a large dish.
This recipe is in the public domain and may be used freely.
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