Anonymous Tue May 23 19:40:46 2006

1/2 cup sugar (for caramel on bottom)

1 quart whole milk

1/2 cup sugar

1 vanilla bean

4 whole eggs

6 egg yokes

1. Dump half a cup of sugar into a heavy-bottomed saucepan and turn on the heat to

medium-high. When the bottom layer of sugar has melted and started to color, turn the

heat up to high and stir continuously with a wooden spoon until all of the sugar is melted

and a bit frothy and is a uniform medium brown. Pour the syrup into a mold -- I used 9\