Vanilla Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
2 1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3 Tbsp. butter

Preparation

Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in top of double boiler. Add a little milk and blend until smooth.
Add rest of milk and cook over direct heat, stirring constantly, until sauce boils and thickens.
Then place over boiling water; cover and cook 15 minutes with occasional stirring.
Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla.
Serve warm or cold as pudding sauce.
Makes about 2 1/2 cups.
(I use over yellow cake.)