Grandmother Watkins' Boiled Custard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 eggs, separated
1 qt. milk
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Separate eggs.
Beat egg yolks and add to 1 quart milk.
Beat in sugar.
Pour milk mixture into double boiler and heat.
When it comes to a boil, fold in egg whites which have been beaten stiff. Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla.