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Custard

Custard — a community recipe on Potlikkr.

Ingredients

• 1.0 Egg
• 1.0 Egg Yolk
• 2.0 tbsp Granulated Sugar
• 1.0 pinch Salt

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Method (preview)

1. 1

   Beat the egg and yolk, sugar and salt together. In a double boiler, or very

2. 2

   carefully in a saucepan, barely heat the milk. Pour a little into the egg mixture, blend it together and pour this back into the saucepan. Cook slowly, stirring with a wire whisk without letting it come to a boil or it will curdle. When it begins to thicken, remove the pan from heat and stir occasionally to cool it and prevent it from developing a skin. When it's almost cool, add your choice of flavoring. (If it should curdle, you can whirl it in a blender and fool just about everyone.) Serve warm over a chilled Charlotte.