Mama'S Boiled Custard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 gal. whole milk
1 doz. eggs
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Warm the milk in a heavy saucepan.
Do this very slowly and stir constantly until milk is lukewarm.
In a bowl, beat the eggs until well beaten.
Mix in the sugar, stir well.
Add the egg mixture very slowly to the warm milk while stirring constantly. Cook over medium-high heat until it coats a silver spoon.
Remove from heat.
Stir in vanilla.
Let cool and refrigerate.