Custard v.2: Eggnog without the alcohol

Among other foody things I did yesterday (which I would have posted about yesterday, but was in deep mourning for the teapot), I made my second attempt at custard.

It was an improvement, it didn't curdle - I think the use of the electric whisk, and the bain marie were good ideas. Still tasted good, but still didn't thicken properly. I also used a mixture of cream and full fat milk this time.

We ate it as a "warming winter drink". I've never had eggnog, but I imagine it to be somewhat akin to an alcoholic version of yesterday's custard. I haven't inserted a picture of the final product partly becasue it didn't look much different at the end than it does in the picture above, but mostly because I forgot to take one.

Version three soon...I have no compunctions about this as I bought 30 free range local farm eggs for £1.15 at the farm shop I went meat shopping at yesterday afternoon.