½ cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon almond extract

Put cottage cheese through a sieve. Beat eggs together slightly; add scalded milk, stirring to blend. Mix dry ingredients; add sieved cottage cheese. Gradually stir in milk-egg mixture; add vanilla and almond extract. Pour into a well-buttered 8-inch glass baking dish. Place in a pan of hot water and bake in a moderate oven (325° F.) for 1½ hours or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean; let cool. Serves 6 to 8.

Lemon-Cottage Cheese Custard

½ cup melba toast crumbs, rolled and sifted

1 cup sugar

¼ cup butter, melted

2 egg yolks

Juice of 1 lemon