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Mary's Corn Starch Pudding

A historical recipe from Mary at the farm, and book of recipes compiled during her visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans", by Thomas, Edith M. (Edith May) (1915).

A historical recipe

Mary at the farm, and book of recipes compiled during her visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans", by Thomas, Edith M. (Edith May) (1915). Project Gutenberg eBook #13545.

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From Mary at the farm, and book of recipes compiled during her visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans", by Thomas, Edith M. (Edith May) (1915). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #13545 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13545). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. 1-1/2 quarts of milk.
  2. 5 eggs.
  3. 2 heaping tablespoonfuls of corn starch.
  4. 1 scant cup of sugar.
  5. 1 teaspoonful of vanilla.
  6. Pour milk in a double boiler and place on range to cook.
  7. Moisten cornstarch with a little cold milk and add to remainder of the milk when boiling hot.
  8. Stir thoroughly, then beat yolk of eggs and sugar until light, stir in stiffly beaten whites and when all are mixed stir into the scalding milk.
  9. Let come to a boil again and add vanilla or almond flavoring.
  10. Pour into individual molds to cool.
  11. Serve cold with a spoonful of jelly or preserved strawberry with each serving.