Boiled Custard

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Boiled Custard

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Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 quart milk
3 well-beaten egg yolks
1 egg white
1/2 cup sugar (or to taste)
3 rounded Tbsp flour
2 egg whites
1 tsp vanilla

To the milk add the three egg yolks and one egg white; reserve the other
two egg whites. Add sugar to which the flour has been added and cook in
a double boiler until slightly thickened. It will be thicker when it
cools. Beat the remaining two egg whites and fold into hot custard.
Custard added to egg whites makes a smoother custard than egg whites
added to custard. Add vanilla and chill. This was my great-grandmother
Bessie's recipe, which my grandmother still makes at Christmas.
Excellent with just a little nutmeg sprinkled on the top.

Diane Geary


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