Quiche - Julia Child's Easy and Delicious Quiche

Quiche - Julia Child's Easy and Delicious Quiche
Quiche is an easy dish for luncheons, suppers, or appetizers. Its savory filling of cheese and onions, or spinach, or lobster or etc., is held together by a custard--liquid and eggs which slowly coagulate in the oven.

All-purpose custard. Whatever the filling, the custard mixture remains the same, and as you can't be exact about total amounts since pie shells vary in depth, you can at least calculate the custard by egg:

Whisk 1 "large" egg in a measuring cup. Blend in liquid (usually milk) to reach the 1/2 c. mark.

For example, whisk 3 eggs into 4-c. measure and stir in enough milk to reach the 1 1/2-c. mark. Whisk in a little salt to taste, freshly ground white pepper plus perhaps a speck of nutmeg, or drops of hot-pepper sauce. This is usually the amount you'll need for an 8- to 9-inch shell, be sure to pre-cook the pie shell.