How To Make Small Cheese Cakes
From Dainties by Sarah Tyson Rorer, 1912. Section 50 of 67.
2 quarts of milk
3 eggs
1 saltspoonful of nutmeg
2/3 cupful of sugar
2 junket tablets
1 cupful of cream
1 cupful of milk
6 stale macaroons
1 teaspoonful of vanilla
Heat the milk until lukewarm; add two junket tablets dissolved in two tablespoonfuls of water; let it stand in a warm place until "set," then stir with a fork and strain. Put the curd into a bowl, add the nutmeg, the vanilla and the macaroons, grated and sifted. Beat the eggs without separating until light; add the sugar, beat again, then the cream. Add the curd gradually. Fill into small custard cups, stand in a pan of boiling water, and bake in a moderate oven about twenty minutes. Serve cold in the cups.
To make Orange or Lemon Cheese, omit the vanilla and add the grated yellow rind of half an orange or lemon, and a tablespoonful of the juice.