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Spongecakes, with Apple Snow

Cut four or five stale penny spongecakes into thin slices; lay these on a glass dish, and pour over them half a pint of good custard or cream flavoured with a little brandy. Bake half a dozen large apples in a well-heated oven till they break and are soft. Scrape the pulp away from the skin and cores, weigh it, and a quarter of an hour before it is wanted beat up with half a pound of it the strained juice of a lemon, as much powdered sugar as will sweeten it pleasantly-the quantity needed will depend upon the quality of the apples--and the well-whisked whites of two eggs. Beat the apple-mixture with a whisk till it looks light and frothy, and has the appearance of snow, pile it on the custard, and serve immediately. Time, two hours to soak the spongecakes in the custard. Probable cost, 1s. 6d. if the custard be made with milk. Sufficient for a small supper dish.