French Custard Ice Cream - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. milk (4 c.)
1 3/4 c. sugar
1 c. heavy cream
6 egg yolks
3/4 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt

Preparation

Scald the milk.
Add the beaten egg yolks to which the sugar has been added.
Cook over hot water like custard, stirring constantly, until the mixture coats a wooden spoon.
Chill; add the cream and vanilla and freeze in hand or electric freezer, using 4 parts ice to 1 part ice cream salt.
Makes about 3 quarts.