Sago Pudding

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 pint milk
• 3 tablespoonful sago
• the rind of 1/2 lemon
• 3 oz sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1-1/2 oz butter, grated nutmeg
• puff-paste

Instructions

1. Put the milk and lemon-rind into a stewpan, place it by the side of the fire, and let it remain until the milk is well flavoured with the lemon;
2. then strain it, mix with it the sago and sugar, and simmer gently for about 15 minutes.
3. Let the mixture cool a little, and stir to it the eggs, which should be well beaten, and the butter.
4. Line the edges of a pie-dish with puff-paste, pour in the pudding, grate a little nutmeg over the top, and bake from 3/4 to 1 hour.