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Poor Epicure's Pudding

Put two pints of new milk into a saucepan with four inches of stick cinnamon, half a dozen blanched and sliced almonds, the thin rind of a lemon, or any flavouring that may be preferred. Bring it slowly to the boil; strain, and add to the milk a pinch of salt and a little sugar. If Swiss milk is used sugar will not be required. When the milk is cold, mix with it three wellbeaten eggs. Pour the custard into a buttered pie-dish, and lay on the top slices of bread the third of an inch thick. These should be thickly buttered on both sides, should be entirely free from crust, and should cover the milk entirely. Bake in a moderate oven. Time to bake, forty minutes. Probable cost, 1s. Sufficient for five or six persons.