50+ Friends Club Cookbook
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Mom's Boiled Custard
From the Kitchen of: Ana from Recipe Chat
| 1 | qt | Milk |
| 1/8 | tsp | Salt |
| 4 | | Eggs |
| 1/2 | C | Sugar |
| 2 | tsp | Vanilla |
- Pour milk into a deep container (a 3 pound metal shortening can
works
well).
- Place container of milk in another larger container.
- Fill outside container with water to the same depth as milk in the
can.
- Cover and heat.
- Bring water to a simmer, not boiling.
- When milk is warm, beat the eggs until light and foamy.
- Stir eggs into milk.
- Continue cooking and stirring until mixture will coat a metal spoon.
Remove from heat; stir in sugar and vanilla.
- Cool rapidly to stop the cooking.