Custard Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. milk
2 egg yolks or 1 whole egg
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Scald the milk in a double boiler.
Beat the egg yolks slightly.
Add sugar and salt.
Add the milk, a little at a time, stirring constantly.
Return to the double boiler and cook over hot, not boiling water, until mixture coats spoon, stirring constantly.
Remove at once.
Cool and add vanilla.
Serves 6.