This is an old family recipe. It is Jiji's favourite and is becoming a favourite of some of his grandchildren. It is known in the family as "The Colonel's Favourite Desert" as Jiji, who was in the Canadian Armed Forces for many years, retiring as a Colonel, liked it so much!
The recipe comes from Jiji's mother, Marjorie Lorna Winnifred Forth (nee Baker), who was born in 1905 in Chichester, England where her father was a stone mason and worked on Chichester Cathedral. They emigrated to Canada in 1910 and settled first in Point St Charles (a suburb of Montreal) and moved later to Crawford Park in Verdun. Jiji's father, John William Forth, was born in London, England in 1902. He was born "within the sound of the Bow bells" which makes him a born Cockney. He emigrated to Canada about the same time but they didn't meet until some time in the 1920'sand were married in 1927 or early 1928 (Jiji was born in 1929). Jiji's father served in the Second World Was and was on Juno Beach on D-Day. He retired as a Brigadier General and died in 1975 at the age of 72. Jiji's mother died in 1991 at the age of 86.
- 1 c white sugar
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp flour
- rind and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 c milk
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 egg whites
Cream sugar and butter, add flour and lemon, mix well. Beat egg yolks. Add milk and beaten egg yolks. Pour into greased baking dish. Stiffly beat egg whites and add carefully and gently.
Set baking dish in a pan of hot water and bake at 325 F for 1 hour.
Test if done by inserting knife in centre. Top should have a crust and even be a bit crispy.
