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    • Georgia Kiss Pudding

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    Dairy, Eggs Desserts 4 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    4 c Milk
    2 tb Butter
    4 Egg yolks
    1 1/2 c Sugar
    3 tb Cornstarch
    4 Egg whites
    4 tb Sugar

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Bring milk to a boil, adding butter, egg yolks and sugar as it boils.
Dissolve cornstarch in a little milk and add to mixture, stirring well
until it thickens. Remove from heat, pour into greased 5 cup baking dish.
Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Gradually add sugar, spread on
pudding in baking dish. Bake at 350° about 30 mins or until brown.
NOTES : PLEASE NOTE: the quickest way to ruin this pudding is to fail to
dissovle the cornstarch in the milk. Lumps kill!!
Recipe by: Aunt Jenna Odom
Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter  by
LVFG53A@prodigy.com (MRS IRA M DENNIS) on Jan 26, 1997.

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