{"id":4852,"slug":"coffee-custard","title":"Coffee custard","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["Half pound Java or other mildly flavored coffee","1 quart milk","6 egg yolks","6 ounces sugar","1 spoonful cream","3 egg whites","Flavoring (optional): dash of brandy or cognac","English cream, apricot juice, or plain cream (for serving)"],"ingredients_norm":["java or other mildly flavored coffee","milk","egg yolk","sugar","cream","egg white","flavoring : dash of brandy or cognac","english cream apricot juice or plain cream"],"steps":["Grind fine (but not pulverized), a half pound of Java or other mildly flavored coffee.","Put it into a quart of boiling milk and let it infuse on the back of the stove for a half hour, then strain through cheese cloth.","Beat the yolks of six eggs with six ounces of sugar, add a spoonful of cream, and stir into the hot milk, which has been heated again after straining off the coffee.","Let it cream, but do not boil; and then add the beaten whites of three eggs.","Use any flavoring desired, a dash of brandy or cognac being very good.","Fill the moulds, stand them in hot water, and place in a moderate oven.","When done, cool, serve with English cream, apricot juice or just plain cream."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w39:8","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.9,"content_hash":"13e82f49f9a7f0618e4caca44324c76e60046495b4abe2a90bd2b33545603e79","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:40:36Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/coffee-custard"}