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Shirred Eggs, Costa Rica

Peel and press three very sound bananas through a wire sieve into a small saucepan, adding a half gill milk and one gill cream, juice of a quarter lemon, half ounce butter, two saltspoons salt, half saltspoon cayenne pepper and half saltspoon grated nutmeg. Mix well with wooden spoon for one minute, then let boil five minutes and divide equally in six shirred-egg dishes. Carefully crack two fresh eggs into each dish, season with half teaspoon salt and two saltspoons white pepper, equally divided, set in oven three minutes, remove and serve.