Banana Pudding
Origin: Clarksville, Tennessee
Source: Martha McCulloch-Williams, 1913
Ingredients
- 3 medium bananas
- sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup crumbled rich stale cake
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup very rich milk
- 1 large lemon
- 1 small pinch salt
- 2 teaspoons cold water
- 6 tablespoonfuls sugar
Instructions
- Slice very thin, crosswise, three medium size bananas, and sprinkle thickly with sugar.
- Make a batter by beating up four egg-yolks and two whites, with one cup crumbled rich stale cake, half-cup sugar, cup very rich milk, and the juice of a large lemon. Add the sugared bananas to it.
- Mix smooth, pour into a deep pudding dish, and bake in a quick oven.
- Then cover with meringue made from the egg-whites left out, beaten up with a small pinch of salt, two teaspoons cold water, and six tablespoonfuls of sugar.
- Return to the oven and let barely color.
- Serve hot or cold.