Rich, silky vanilla sauce for ice cream, fruit, bread pudding, cakes and tarts.

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There are many different recipes for this standard, basic but oh-so-good custard sauce, but this one comes from one of my favorite cookbooks, “Baking” by James Peterson, a tip from my brother Jasper.