1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon orange flavoring
1 teaspoon lemon flavoring
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1 tablespoon orange rind, grated
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Combine cornstarch, 1/4 cup sugar and salt in the top of a double boiler; stir in milk, and cook over boiling water until thickened, stirring constantly ; cover, and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove from fire; cool, and add orange rind and flavoring.

Beat egg whites stiff with powdered sugar, and fold into the cornstarch mixture; chill until set.

Serves 4.

This recipe was taken from "The Complete Italian Cook Book: La Cucina" by Rose L. Sorce. It was published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1953. For the entire copyright-free cookbook see www.archive.org.... Photo: Mary Melfi.

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