Banana Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
3 egg yolks, well beaten
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 large ripe bananas, sliced
1 c. sugar
3 c. scalded milk
20 vanilla wafers

Preparation

Mix cornstarch with sugar and salt in double boiler.
Pour scalded milk over this mixture.
Cook over boiling water until mixture thickens, stirring almost constantly.
Cover and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add hot mixture very slowly to beaten egg yolks, stirring constantly.
Return to double boiler and cook 2 minutes.
Let cool and add vanilla.
Put alternate layers of vanilla wafers, banana slices and pudding mixture in 1 1/2-quart casserole, having top layer pudding.
Garnish with banana slices and whole vanilla wafers.
Let cool, then chill in refrigerator before serving.