Custard Base For Ice Cream - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. heavy cream
3/4 c. sugar
1 c. milk
2 egg yolks

Preparation

Combine cream, milk and sugar in a heavy saucepan or double boiler.
Heat until warm and sugar is completely dissolved.
Beat egg yolks until slightly creamy.
Add 1 cup cream mixture to the yolks while whisking lightly, mix thoroughly.
Continue to whisk, add remaining cream.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until back of spoon is thinly coated, about 8 minutes.
DO NOT allow mixture to boil or custard will curdle.
Cool and use in ice cream recipes.
Makes 1 quart.