Cream Boil¹³

• ½ pt/300 ml single cream
• 4 egg yolks
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Beat the yolks, salt and cornflour into the cream [the original recipe has no cornflour, but its presence will help the inexperienced cook to produce a smooth custard, rather than a mass of hard egg curds].

Heat the mixture gently, stirring continuously, until just boiling, then dip the base of the pan into cold water, and pass the custard through a sieve into a freshly-rinsed bowl. Lea