Skip to content
Repastory

GOOD FOOD.
GREAT HISTORY.

Editorial context

A sweet dessert custard sauce enriched with egg yolks, butter, and folded stiffly beaten egg whites, suggested as an accompaniment to Peach Charlotte.

Original

Custard Sauce Bring two cups of milk to scalding heat in a double boiler, add one-fourth of a cup of sugar, one-half of a teaspoonful of butter, and a pinch of salt; add one tablespoonful of cold milk to the beaten yolks of three eggs, pour into the hot mixture, stir constantly until it forms a smooth cream but do not boil; add one teaspoonful of vanilla and the stiffly beaten whites of three eggs. Remove from the fire, stir well, and serve very cold.

Page n39 · beginning from Good Housekeeping  1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1
Page n39 · beginning. The page may contain material beyond this entry. Select the image to open the full scan.

At the source

Publication
Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1
Issue date
Volume
31
Issue
1
Page / locator
n39
Provider record
View the original provider record ↗

Public rights statementThis material was originally published in the United States in 1900 and is believed to be in the public domain in the United States. Source: Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1, 1900-07-01, page n39, via https://archive.org/details/sim_good-housekeeping_good-housekeeping_1900-07_31_1. Repastory is not affiliated with or endorsed by Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1 or its current owner. Rights may vary outside the United States.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoonful butter
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoonful cold milk
  • 3 egg yolks, beaten
  • 1 teaspoonful vanilla
  • 3 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Directions

Bring two cups of milk to scalding heat in a double boiler, add one-fourth of a cup of sugar, one-half of a teaspoonful of butter, and a pinch of salt; add one tablespoonful of cold milk to the beaten yolks of three eggs, pour into the hot mixture, stir constantly until it forms a smooth cream but do not boil; add one teaspoonful of vanilla and the stiffly beaten whites of three eggs. Remove from the fire, stir well, and serve very cold.

Item type
recipe
Yield
Not stated
Timing
Not stated
Temperature
Not stated
Equipment
double boiler

Names & connections

  • Custard Saucetopic · recipe type

Source context

contributor

Three Dainty Desserts By KATHERINE B. JOHNSON

Three Dainty Desserts By KATHERINE B. JOHNSON

Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1 · Page n39 · View context source ↗

Source evidence: Three Dainty Desserts By KATHERINE B. JOHNSON

related reference

Peach Charlotte serving accompaniment

Serve very cold with whipped cream or custard sauce.

Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1 · Page n39 · View context source ↗

Source evidence: Serve very cold with whipped cream or custard sauce.

Related discovery

Follow your curiosity through more recipes, advertisements, and stories from the printed page.

More recipe entries →