Floating Island

(Also called Snowball Dessert)

Ingredients:

• 500ml full cream milk
• eggs
• custard powder
• sugar
• vanilla essence
• raspberry jam (optional)

Method:
Whip 3 egg whites till very stiff ( to test whether they are done, turn the bowl over---they should not drop out). Scald 500ml. full cream milk Keep it just below boiling on simmer. Drop the egg white from a tblespn in rounds into the milk. They will bloat up - flip over immediately. Poach for a while more - and then lift out carefully with a slotted spoon\jhari and put them in the serving dish.
Make custard with the left over milk- more may be added - by beating in the egg yolks, custard powder sugar and vanilla essence. Cook over gentle heat till it thickens ( should coat the back of a spoon) Taste for sweetness.
Different ways of serving:1. Pour the custard over the poached egg whites (meringues) dot with raspberry jam (or any other) Chill and serve2. Before pouring the custard add some strained pineapple pieces or mixed fruit cocktail pieces over the egg whites then decorate with cherries. Chill well.3. Flavour the custard with cocoa powder( rum can also be added) Then sprinkle some large pieces of walnuts over the snowballs. Pour the choco. custard over it. Decorate with cherries and halves of walnuts. Chill wellCan be made either in a flat bowl or individual cups\ glasses.