Use one quart of milk, seven eggs, half a pint
of sugar, one ounce of Walter Baker & Co.'s Premium No. 1 Chocolate,
half a teaspoonful of salt.
Put the milk on the fire in the
double-boiler. Shave the chocolate, and put it in a small pan with three
tablespoonfuls of the sugar and one of boiling water.
Stir over
a hot fire until smooth and glossy; then stir into the hot milk, and
take the milk from the fire to cool.
Put three tablespoonfuls of
sugar into a charlotte-mould that will hold a little more than a quart,
and place on the stove. When the sugar melts and begins to smoke, move
the mould round and round, to coat it with the burnt sugar, then place
on the table.
Beat together the remainder of the sugar, the eggs,
and the salt. Add the cold milk and chocolate to the mixture, and after
straining into the charlotte-mould, place in a deep pan, with enough
tepid water to come nearly to the top of the mould. Bake in a moderate
oven until firm in the center.
Test the cream by running a knife
through the center. If firm and smooth, it is done. It will take forty
or forty-five minutes to cook. When icy-cold, turn on a flat dish. Serve
with whipped cream that has been flavored with sugar and vanilla.