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Macaroni, A Sweet Dish of

INGREDIENTS for dish for 4 or 5 persons. lb. of macaroni, 1½ pint of milk, the rind of lemon, 3 oz. of lump sugar, pint of custard. AVERAGE COST, 1s.

Put the milk into a saucepan, with the lemon-peel and sugar; bring it to the boiling point, drop in the macaroni and let it gradually swell over a gentle fire, but do not allow the pipes to break. The form should be entirely preserved and, though tender, should be firm and not soft, with no part beginning to melt. Should the milk dry away before the macaroni is sufficiently swelled, add a little more. Make a custard place the macaroni on a dish and pour the custard over the hot macaroni; grate over a little nutmeg and, when cold, garnish the dish with slices of candied citron.

TIME. From 40 to 50 minutes to swell the macaroni.

SEASONABLE at any time.