Indian Trifle

Ingredients

• 1 quart milk
• the rind of 1/2 large lemon
• sugar to taste
• 5 heaped tablespoonfuls of rice-flour
• 1 oz sweet almonds
• 1/2 pint custard

Instructions

1. Boil the milk and lemon-rind together until the former is well flavoured;
2. take out the lemon-rind and stir in the rice-flour, which should first be moistened with cold milk, and add sufficient loaf sugar to sweeten it nicely.
3. Boil gently for about 5 minutes, and keep the mixture stirred;
4. take it off the fire, let it cool _a little_, and pour it into a glass dish.
5. When cold, cut the rice out in the form of a star, or any other shape that may be preferred;
6. take out the spare rice, and fill the space with boiled custard.
7. Blanch and cut the almonds into strips;
8. stick them over the trifle, and garnish it with pieces of brightly-coloured jelly, or preserved fruits, or candied citron.