Preparation / Directions:
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Day before:
1. In bottom of double boiler, heat cream till scalded. In double-boiler
top, beat yolks with granulated sugar. Slowly stir cream into yolks.
2. Cook mixture over hot, not boiling, water until it coats spoon. Add
vanilla. Refrigerate in 1- to 1 1/2-qt. ovenware casserole or flat baking
dish.
Just before serving:
1. Over custard, sprinkle brown sugar.
2. Set custard dish in pan; surround with ice cubes. Broil custard till
sugar caramelizes--about 1 min.
3. Breaking brown-sugar crust by tapping with spoon, serve at once over
fruits, in nappy dishes or sherbet glasses. Makes 6 servings.
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