Rum Filling - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
salt
1 cup scalded milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup whipped cream
1 1/2 tablespoons gelatin
2 tablespoons cold water
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons rum

Preparation

Beat egg yolks, sugar and salt until light.
Add scalded milk and cook over double boiler until mixture coats the back of a spoon. Chill.
Fold into whipped cream.
Soak gelatin in cold water and dissolve over hot water.
Beat egg whites and 2 tablespoons sugar until stiff.
Add gelatin to egg yolk mixture and fold in stiffened egg whites.
Add rum.
When the filling begins to thicken, spread on layer of cake; let stand until set then top.