Recipe: Creamy-Smooth Carnation Custards with Variations (1960's)

CREAMY-SMOOTH CARNATION CUSTARDS

4 eggs 
1/2 cup sugar 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1 cup water 
1 2/3 cups (12 oz. can) undiluted Carnation Evaporated Milk 
1 teaspoon vanilla 
Ground nutmeg (for garnish, optional)

Beat eggs, sugar and salt together. Add 1 cup water, Carnation and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. 

Pour into 8 individual custard cups. Sprinkle with nutmeg if desired. Place in pan about 2 1/2-inches deep. Pour hot water around cups to 1-inch deep. 

Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F) for 40 to 45 minutes, or until knife inserted in center of custard comes out clean. Remove from water and cool. 

PEANUT BUTTER CUSTARD:
Beat 1/4 cup peanut butter with eggs and sugar and omit salt in recipe above. Bake 35 to 45 minutes. 

COFFEE CUSTARD:
Use 1 cup hot coffee instead of water in recipe above. Bake 40 to 45 minutes. 

Makes 8 custards
Source: Vintage Recipe Booklet: Cooking with a Surprising Difference, Carnation Milk, 1966

	Bonet (Caramel-Coated Custard) "This is one of my very favorite spoon desserts - a classic caramel-coated custard from the Piedmont region of Italy." - From: Desserts: Mediterranean Flavors, California Style

	1960's Baked Custard with Butterscotch Sauce From the recipe booklet: Plain and Fancy Recipes from Pet Milk Company, 1963

	Vanilla Creme Brulee "The basic, classic creme brulee, and hard to beat. Make the custard a day in advance if you like." - From: Simple to Spectacular

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	Panna Cotta with Raspberry Sauce "Panna cotta means "cooked cream" in Italian, even though it is barely cooked at all." - From: The All New Good Housekeeping Cook Book

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