Merengado

Ingredients

• 4 cups milk
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 stick cinnamon, crushed
• Rind of 1 lemon, grated
• 4 egg whites
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon anise flavoring

Instructions

1. Combine milk, the 1 cup sugar, cinnamon and lemon rind in a large saucepan and bring rapidly to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Strain; cool.
3. Beat egg whites until stiff, then add the 1/4 cup sugar, very slowly, still beating. Add anise flavoring to the milk, and carefully fold in the whites.
4. Freeze for several hours until set.