Chocolate Pudding.
1 egg.
1 pint of milk.
2 tablespoonfuls of corn starch.
1 tablespoonful of boiling water.
3 tablespoonfuls of sugar.
1/2 teaspoonful of salt.
1/2 teaspoonful of vanilla.
1 ounce of shaved chocolate (one of the squares
in a half-pound cake of chocolate).
Reserve half a gill of milk and put the remainder on the fire, in the double-boiler. Mix the cold milk with the corn starch and salt. Beat the egg well and add to the corn starch mixture. Stir this into the boiling milk, and beat well. Put the shaved chocolate, sugar, and boiling water in a small frying-pan and set over a hot fire. Stir until the mixture is smooth and glossy; then beat this into the pudding, and cook for two minutes longer. Take from the fire and add the vanilla. Dip a mould in cold water and turn the pudding into it. Set away to cool. At serving time turn out on a flat dish and surround with whipped cream; or serve with plain cream and sugar. A soft custard, flavored with vanilla, makes a good sauce for this pudding.