Custard Sauce no. 2 Recipe

Ingredients for Custard Sauce--no. 2

• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla
• A few grains salt

Instructions

1. Save out one tablespoon of the milk.
2. Heat the remainder of the milk in a double boiler.
3. Mix together the sugar and cornstarch, and stir into it the tablespoon of milk and the egg yolk.
4. Stir this mixture into the hot milk, and cook till it coats a spoon.
5. For Lemon Custard Sauce use the grated yellow part of the rind of one-fourth lemon or one-fourth teaspoon lemon flavoring instead of the vanilla.