Brazos

Assemble these supplies:

1 cup egg white
5 cups fresh milk
4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon butter
Sugar to taste
4 egg yolks
5 tablespoons cashew nuts, toasted and
ground fine
1 tablespoon vanilla

Steps in preparation:

Beat egg white until it is stiff enough to stand in peaks. Add sugar, little by little, beating mixture continuously. Flavor with vanilla and set aside. Simmer milk over low heat, stir-ring until milk has evaporated to one half its original quantity. Add enough sugar to sweeten. Beat egg yolks in mixing bowl. To egg yolks add thickened milk by spoonfuls, beating after each addition. When most of the milk has been added to the egg yolks, pour egg yolk and milk mixture into the rest of the milk, stirring well to avoid curdling. Add ground cashew nuts and continue cooking over low heat, stirring constantly, until of paste consistency. Shape into a long loaf. Brush top of loaf generously with butter then top with meringue (this may be forced through a cake decorator or cookie tube). Brown in slaw oven. Lay upside down on pan lined with buttered paper. Brush top with butter and cover with meringue. Brown again in oven.