Bread Pudding With Meringue - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. milk
grated rind of 1 orange
2 eggs
1/4 tsp. salt
8 Tbsp. sugar
few grains of nutmeg
2 c. stale bread cubes
almond extract
red jelly

Preparation

Scald milk and a little orange rind.
Beat 1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk with salt, 6 tablespoons sugar and nutmeg.
Pour hot milk into egg mixture.
Add bread.
Turn into 1-quart baking dish.
Set in pan of hot water and bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for about 35 minutes or until just barely set.
Just before serving, top with meringue made from remaining egg white, 2 tablespoons sugar and a few drops of almond extract.
Garnish with bits of red jelly.