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Vanilla Custard

Crack four fresh eggs into a basin with two additional yolks, add five ounces sugar and two teaspoons vanilla essence. Sharply stir with a whisk for two minutes, then add one and a half pints milk and half pint cream; briskly whisk again for three minutes, then strain the preparation through a cheesecloth into a deep China baking dish. Place the dish in a tin, pour hot water to cover half the height of the dish and set in the oven to bake for thirty minutes. Remove, let cool off and serve.