Few slices of thin bread and butter.
1 egg.
Pepper and salt.
½-pint milk.
3-oz. grated cheese.
Bread crumbs.
Grease a pie dish, and coat with crumbs. Put in a layer of bread and butter, then cheese and seasoning, and so on, with a layer of cheese on the top. Beat an egg, add it to the milk, and pour it on gradually. There will seem to be too much liquid at first, but it will soak up. Put a few bits of butter on the top. Bake until set.
38. Paragon Pudding.
1-lb. cooked potatoes.
5-oz. loaf sugar.
2 lemons.
2-oz. butter.
2 eggs.
Pinch of salt.
Rub the potatoes through a sieve while hot, melt the butter and add it to them, then the grated rind, sugar, eggs, and lemon juice. Stir well. Bake in a pie dish in a moderate oven 30 minutes. Turn out and serve hot, sprinkled with sugar.
39. Cambridge Pudding.
1-lb. flour.
1 egg.
½-lb. apples, peeled, cored and sliced.
1½-pts. skimmed milk.
2-oz. sugar.
Make a smooth batter of flour, milk, and egg, add sugar and apples. Pour into a well-greased basin. Boil 2 hours. Any fruit can be substituted.
40. Sago Jelly.
5-oz. sago.
2-oz. castor sugar.
1½-pints water.
raspberry jam.