Mamaw Bill'S Boiled Custard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 eggs
2 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 1/2 qt. milk

Preparation

Scald the milk.
Beat the eggs.
Mix the cornstarch and sugar together.
Mix with eggs and 1/2 quart of the milk.
Then blend with the 3 quarts of scalded milk on the stove.
Cook slowly until mixture coats spoon.
Refrigerate a glass to chicken thickness. If lumpy, beat with electric mixer.
Add vanilla to taste, about 1 teaspoon per 16 ounce glass.