Lemon Snow in Custard Sauce

Step 1

Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt & rind in a pan. Whisking briskly add boiling water; cook over medium heat stirring constantly for 10 mins or until the raw starch taste is gone. Add butter, juice and blend slowly. Cool to room temperature. Beat Egg whites til very stiff. Fold into lemon mixture. pour into dishes or chill in a bowl to be scooped out later. Serve with sauce.

Step 2

Sauce: Scald milk. Mix cornstarch, cold milk, sugar, salt and egg yolks. Whisking briskly add to hot milk, but first whisk in a small amount of milk to egg mixture first. Cook stirring constantly until it thickens and will coat a silver spoon. Add Vanilla. Chill quickly.