Sweet Macaroni Pudding

Ingredients

• 2-1/2 oz macaroni
• 2 pint milk
• the rind of 1/2 lemon
• 3 eggs
• sugar and grated nutmeg to taste
• 2 tablespoonful brandy

Instructions

1. Put the macaroni, with a pint of the milk, into a saucepan with the lemon-peel, and let it simmer gently until the macaroni is tender;
2. then put it into a pie-dish without the peel;
3. mix the other pint of milk with the eggs;
4. stir these well together, adding the sugar and brandy, and pour the mixture over the macaroni.
5. Grate a little nutmeg over the top, and bake in a moderate oven for 1/2 hour.
6. To make this pudding look nice, a paste should be laid round the edges of the dish, and, for variety, a layer of preserve or marmalade may be placed on the macaroni: in this case omit the brandy.