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Custard Tartlets

Line some patty-pans with a good crust. Make a custard (see CUSTARD, BAKED), flavour it nicely, and three parts fill the pans with the custard. Bake the tartlets in a gentle oven. Take them out, let them cool, and spread a little sugar icing over them. This is made by mixing the whites of two eggs with two ounces of pounded loaf sugar. Strew a little more sugar on the top, and bake them in a gentle oven until the icing is crisp. If a richer tartlet is wanted, a little jam may be put under the custard. Time, about a quarter of an hour to bake the tartlets, five or six minutes to harden the icing. Probable cost, 2d. each. Allow one for each person.