Strawberry Flummery - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups milk
1/4 cup cornstarch
5 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg yolk, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 quart fresh strawberries, sliced

Preparation

Blend cornstarch with a little of the milk, stir into a sauce pan containing the rest of the milk, the sugar, and the salt.
Bring to a boil and continue cooking over medium heat until mixture becomes thick. (Stir constantly).
Stir a cup of the hot milk mixture into the beaten egg yolk.Then stir this back into the saucepan.
Continue cooking 2-3 minutes more.
Remove pan from heat and add vanilla.
Pour into serving bowl.
Cover tightly and refrigerate several hours.
Arrange sliced berries evenly over top of pudding just before serving.