Recipe for family meals :

It is many years since Hub-UK was first launched. It has been created from recipes contributed form all over the world, from professionals and amateurs alike. A great many of the recipes do not have any details as to who sent them in or from where they came. It would be a shame not to share them with you for this reason alone.

This is one such recipe. If you know where it originated, or perhaps it is even yours, let me know and I will add the necessary credits and acknowledgements.

"The most indispensable ingredient of all good home cooking - love, for those you are cooking for" ~ Sophia Loren.

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1 x 9" baked pastry case
1 tbsp cornflour
1 tbsp unflavoured gelatine
2 cup scalded milk
4 x egg yolks, beaten
1/4 cup cold water
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate bits
4 x egg whites
1/2 cup sugar

Method

• Combine cornstarch and 1/2 cup sugar.

• Slowly add milk to egg yolks, then stir into sugar and cornstarch mixture.

• Cook in double boiler, stirring constantly, until it coats the spoon.

• Remove from heat and add vanilla.

• Remove one cup of this custard mixture and stir in chocolate bits until melted.

• Pour chocolate mixture into pastry case and chill.
  

• Soften gelatine in water and add to remaining hot custard, stirring until gelatine is dissolved.

• Add flavouring and chill until slightly thickened.

• Beat eggs whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar while beating, until stiff.

• Fold custard and gelatine mixture into egg whites and pile over chocolate layer in pie case.

• Chill until set and garnish with chopped walnuts.

Serves: 8