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INGREDIENTS:

2 egg whites

1 pinch salt

1/4 cup white sugar

3 cups milk

3 eggs

2 egg yolks

1/2 cup white sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites with salt until foamy.
Gradually pour in 1/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks
form.

2. Bring milk to a simmer in large saucepan over medium heat.
Drop egg white mixture in six separate mounds into simmering
milk, leaving one inch between mounds. Poach 3 to 5 minutes,
turning once. Remove meringues with slotted spoon and drain.
Remove milk from heat and set aside.

3. Beat eggs and egg yolks in a large bowl. Beat in 1/2 cup
sugar. Stir in milk from the saucepan.

4. Cook milk mixture in a double boiler over simmering water,
stirring constantly, until mixture thickens enough to coat the
back of a metal spoon. Let cool before stirring in vanilla.

5. To serve, pour custard in a dish and top with poached
meringues.



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