SIMPLE SOUFFLÉ

1/2 pint of milk
4 eggs
1 tablespoonful of fine wheatmeal,
sugar to taste
lemon rind or vanilla
any kind of jam

Smooth the meal in part of the milk, set the rest over the fire with sugar and a piece of lemon rind or 1-1/2 inch of stick vanilla; when boiling, stir the smoothed meal into it, and let it gently cook for 5 to 8 minutes, stirring all the time; remove from the fire to cool; beat up the yolks of the eggs, and mix them well with the mixture (remove the vanilla or lemon rind), beat up to a stiff froth the whites of the eggs, and mix them with the rest. Spread a layer of jam in a pie-dish, turn the mixture over the jam, and bake the soufflé‚ until risen and brown. Serve immediately.