Boiled Custard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 egg yolks
1/4 c. sugar
Dash salt
2 c. scalded milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix sugar, egg and salt together. Add to scalded milk very slowly. Stir until dissolved, then add vanilla. Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture coats the spoon thickly. Whip egg whites until soft peeks form. Add enough sugar to sweeten the egg whites. Spoon whites onto custard and gently spoon some custard over top of egg whites.
Allow to cool completely before refrigerating.