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Apple and Custard

Pare and core a large apple, fill the cavity with sugar. Put a little water in the bottom of a dish and bake. Make a custard of a cup of milk, a heaping teaspoon of sugar, a small teaspoon of cornstarch, yolk of one egg. Flavor to taste after boiling thick and pour around the baked apple. Use the white for a meringue; eat cold.

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