Velvet Cream

Ingredients

• 1 quart of milk
• 6 egg
• 6 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of flour
• 6 tablespoons of powdered sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Lemon extract

Directions

1. Separate egg yolks and whites. 
2. Beat egg yolks, sugar, and flour together.
3. Bring milk to a boil.
4. Stir in egg yolks, sugar, and flour and bring to a boil.
5. Pour boiled mixture into a dish.
6. Mix egg whites and powdered sugar to a stiff froth.
7. Pour egg whites and powdered sugar over the dish.
8. Brown slightly.
9. Flavor top with vanilla.
10. Flavor bottom with lemon.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Ronald Martin
Louisiana Anthology
March 21, 2022