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 * MATERIALS

¼ cup butter

1 cup powdered sugar

½ teaspoon vanilla

1 tablespoon cream or milk


 * UTENSILS

Small bowl

Tablespoon

Small strainer


 * 1) "Cream" the butter in a bowl.
 * 2) Sift the sugar through a small strainer, and add it, a little at a time, to the butter, "creaming" the two together.
 * 3) Add the vanilla and the cream or milk, a few drops at a time, and mix thoroughly.




 * MATERIALS

1 cup milk

1 egg or 2 yolks

2 tablespoons sugar

½ teaspoon vanilla


 * UTENSILS

Double-boiler

Small bowl

Large spoon

Dover beater


 * 1) Put the milk in the double-boiler, and place this over the fire.
 * 2) Beat the egg and sugar together in a bowl, and then slowly stir into it the hot milk.
 * 3) Pour the mixture back into the boiler, and cook about five minutes, stirring constantly.
 * 4) Pour the custard into a bowl, add the vanilla, and beat with a dover beater.
 * 5) Chill thoroughly before using.