Economical Charlotte Russe

Original Instructions

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   Make a quart of nicely flavored mock custard, put it into a large glass fruit dish, which is partly filled with stale cake (of any kind) cut up into small pieces about an inch square

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   Stir it a little

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   Beat the whites of two or more eggs stiff, sweetened with white sugar

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   Spread over the top

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   Set in a refrigerator to become cold

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   For more economical cream: set a pint and a half of milk on the stove to boil

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   Mix together in a bowl: large half cup of sugar, one moderately heaped teaspoonful of cornstarch, two tablespoonfuls of grated chocolate, one egg, a small half cup of milk and a pinch of salt

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   Pour into the boiling milk, remove to top of the stove and let simmer a minute or two

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   When the cream is cold pour over the cake just before setting it on the table

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    Serve in saucers