POOR EPICURE'S PUDDING

1 pint of milk
a stick of cinnamon (4 inches long)
12 blanched and sliced almonds
the thin rind of 1 lemon
sugar to taste
3 eggs
some wholemeal bread
and 2 oz. of butter

Boil the milk with the sugar, cinnamon, and almonds; remove the cinnamon, let the milk cool a little, and then add carefully the eggs well beaten. Pour the mixture into a wide, rather shallow pie-dish. Butter slices of bread on both sides, and cover the pie-dish with these; the bread should be free from crust, and entirely cover the milk. Bake in a moderate oven about 45 minutes.