Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Dash salt
2 cups milk
Procedure:
1. In a small skillet, cook 1/2 cup sugar over moderate heat until it forms a light caramel-colored syrup.
2. Pour the syrup into 6 custard cups or into a 6- to 7-inch ring mold.
3. In a bowl, beat 3 eggs lightly and stir in 1/4 cup sugar, vanilla and salt.
4. Gradually beat in the milk that has been scalded.
5. Pour the mixture into prepared cups or mold and set in a baking pan.
6. Pour hot water around the cups/mold to reach three-quarters of the way up the sides.
7. Bake the custard in a 350 degree oven for about 45 minutes.
8. Remove from water and let cool on a wire rack.
9. Refrigerate and invert when ready to serve.
Serves six people.
