Floating Island

Ingredients

• 1 quart of milk
• Pinch of sugar
• Dash of vanilla
• 7 egg yolks
• 7 egg whites

Directions

1. Beat the 7 egg yolks
2. Add 2 egg whites to the yolks and beat together
3. Add milk
4. Stir gentle in a bot on low
5. Beat the remaining 5 egg whites separately
6. Add the pinch of sugar to the egg whites
7. Edd egg whites to boiling milk one spoonful at a time
8. Turn over each spoonful of eggs for 2-3 minutes
9. Put them on a sieve to drip on a clean cloth in the fridge

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days.
Prepared by Olivia P. Broussard
Louisiana Anthology
July 12, 2017