Use one quart of milk, seven eggs, half a pint of sugar, one ounce
of Walter Baker & Co.'s Premium No. 1 Chocolate, half a teaspoonful
of salt.
Put the milk on the fire in the double-boiler. Shave the chocolate,
and put it in a small pan with three tablespoonfuls of the sugar and
one of boiling water.
Stir over a hot fire until smooth and glossy; then stir into the hot
milk, and take the milk from the fire to cool.
Put three tablespoonfuls of sugar into a charlotte-mould that will
hold a little more than a quart, and place on the stove. When the
sugar melts and begins to smoke, move the mould round and round, to
coat it with the burnt sugar, then place on the table.
Beat together the remainder of the sugar, the eggs, and the salt.
Add the cold milk and chocolate to the mixture, and after straining
into the charlotte-mould, place in a deep pan, with enough tepid water
to come nearly to the top of the mould. Bake in a moderate oven until
firm in the center.
Test the cream by running a knife through the center. If firm and
smooth, it is done. It will take forty or forty-five minutes to cook.
When icy-cold, turn on a flat dish. Serve with whipped cream that
has been flavored with sugar and vanilla.