Asparagus in Bread Cases
Boil 2 cups of asparagus tips in salted water for fifteen minutes, and then drain them; while they are cooking put 1 cup of milk in a double boiler, and when boiling pour some of it on to 2 lightly beaten eggs, stirring vigorously meanwhile, and then put the eggs into the double boiler with the milk, and stir until it begins to thicken. Add 1 teaspoon of butter, ½ teaspoon of salt, and ½ saltspoon of pepper, and remove from the fire. Cut the asparagus tops into half-inch pieces and add them to the sauce. Take 5 stale rolls, cut off the tops, remove the inside, and let them dry in the oven; when crisp and hot fill each with the asparagus in sauce, replace the top and serve.