~ Our Elder's Fav Old Fashioned Custard

This is something Our Girl has known how to make from her early years, as it is a favorite of her dad's. This started with a Betty Crocker recipe (until we can lay our paws on the authentic old-time recipe of Grace Mayo Brill - Grandma).

Old Fashioned Custard


6 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Dash of salt
6 cups milk (room temp - or warmer, warmer is better)
fresh nutmeg

Set a 2-quart 8x8 pan into a 13x9 pan (which will hold a water bath)

Blend ingredients in a blender (in two parts, if needed). Pour the 8x8 pan. Grate nutmeg o'er the top. Set on oven rack. Pour boiling water into 13x9 pan, in which the 8x8 sits, as high as can be.

Bake at 325 degrees for 45 - 60 minutes or until a knife comes out clean. Remove pan from water bath and let cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cover and refrigerate.

Notes from Elias: We dogs are especially fond of this when we have an unsuspecting occasion to lick a bowl. We think of it as a good way to use up the little boxes of milk the elders get in excess from Meals on Wheels, and then it's a dessert to boot!