Put the milk on to boil with the vanilla bean and sugar in it; meanwhile
beat up the eggs, taking out the treads (little white lumps). Pour the
boiling milk on to the eggs. Pour the mixture into a jug, stand this in
a saucepan of boiling water over the fire, and stir the custard till it
has thickened.
Custard Pudding. Time—1¼ hour.