Boiled Custard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 to 8 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. flour
1/2 gal. milk
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix 1/2 cup sugar and the 2 tablespoons flour and hold. Heat milk and
1
cup
sugar.
Add
the
eggs, which have been beaten. Add the sugar-flour mixture.
Cook in a double boiler until thick enough
to
coat a spoon, or thicker, if desired. Cool and add vanilla.