Four servings.

Apple custard

1 cup dessert apple slices ([p. 13]) or canned apple slices, drained

3 tablespoons sugar

¼ teaspoon salt

2 eggs, beaten

1½ cups hot milk

Nutmeg

Arrange apples in bottom of four custard cups. Combine sugar, salt, and eggs. Add milk slowly. Pour over apples, sprinkle with nutmeg. Set cups in a pan of hot water.

Bake at 325° F. (slow oven) until the custard is set—30 to 40 minutes.