Banana Pudding

A gill of milk = 1/4 pint Place butter in a saucepan and melt the butter, add by degrees, the flour, then the milk, and let all boil a few minutes, stirring well. Take from the fire and add 2 ozs sugar, the yolks of eggs, and the bananas cut into small pieces, Place all in a pie dish and bake 20 minutes. Whisk the egg whites to a stiff meringue, add the castor sugar and beat well. Place roughly on the pudding and return to the oven for a few minutes until the meringue is light brown. Serve it swimming in cream.