Excerpt from Eclair Recipe
Maria Parloa
FILLING NO. 1.-Mix in a bowl half a pint of rich cream, one teaspoonful of vanilla, and four tablespoonfuls of sugar. Place the
bowl in a pan of ice-water, and beat the cream until light and firm, using either an egg-beater or a whisk.2
FILLING NO. 2.-Put half a pint of milk into a double-boiler, and place on the stove. Beat together until very light one level
tablespoonful of flour, half a cupful of sugar, and one egg. When the milk boils, stir in this mixture. Add one-eighth of a
teaspoonful of salt, and cook for fifteen minutes, stirring often. When cold, flavor with one teaspoonful of vanilla.
es - According to the recipe, which is the first step in preparing filling number two?
A)
Turn on the stove.
Flavor with one teaspoon of salt.
Mix together milk, eggs, and cream
Put half a pint of milk into a double boiler.

The selection 2 in the given excerpt from 'Eclair Recipe' by Maria Parloa primarily functions to elucidate the strategy or process that is adopted to prepare the chocolate eclairs. Since the question asks the first step, the answer would be 'putting the half-pint of milk into the double boiler' as it is the introductory step in the filling number two. This step is followed by various other steps like 'beating it with specific amounts of flour, sugar, egg, etc. to reach a light level. addition of salt etc.' that eventually results in preparations of delicious chocolate eclairs which are loved and admired by people for its heavenly taste. Thus, option D is the correct answer.