Floating Island
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- few grains salt
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 6 tablespoon sugar
Directions
- Scald milk in 1-pint saucepan.
- Add 2 tablespoons sugar and salt; stir until sugar dissolves.
- Beat egg yolks slightly.
- Add milk mixture to egg yolks.
- Cook over hot water until thickened, stirring constantly.
- Cool.
- Add vanilla.
- At this point you will have soft custard or custard sauce, often called for in recipes.
- Pour into shallow serving dish.
- Chill.
- Set oven for 325f.
- Beat egg whites stiff.
- Add remaining sugar gradually, beating constantly.
- Grease 9-inch pie plate; place over 9-inch layer cake pan almost filled with hot water.
- Put meringue mixture into pie plate; swirl top with back of spoon.
- Bake 15 minutes.
- Remove meringue with broad spatula; slip on custard.
Other Information
Author: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Source: Metropolitan Cookbook (1964-02-01)
Category: Dessert
Ingredients: milk, sugar, salt, egg, vanilla
Equipment: oven, egg beater, measuring spoons, measuring cups, saucepan, pie pan, cake pan
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