Boiled Eggnog Custard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
8 large egg yolks
6 cups milk
2 cups light cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation

Mix sugar, flour, and salt in a saucepan.
Add egg yolks, and mix well.
Stir egg mixture with a whisk and slowly pour.
in milk and cream.
Cook over LOW heat, stirring constantly, until.
custard is thickened and just coats the back of a spoon.
Remove from heat and cool by putting pan in cold water.
The custard will thicken as it cools.
When cold, stir in vanilla, nutmeg.