Homemade Ice Cream Custard

This is my grandma's recipe. Our entire family enjoys this in the summer months.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 30 mins
• Yields: 4 quarts

Ingredients

• 1  quart milk
• 2  cups sugar
• 5  eggs
• 2  tablespoons cornstarch
• 1  dash salt
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 2  cups  whipping cream
• 1 (4 ounce) box vanilla ice cream mix
• 2  tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1  quart  mashed  peaches (for vanilla- omit fruit and add milk to fill freezer container) or 1  quart strawberry, slightly sweetened (for vanilla- omit fruit and add milk to fill freezer container)

Directions

1. Combine milk, sugar, eggs, cornstarch and salt in large saucepan. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly just to boiling. Mixture will slightly thicken.
2. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients.
3. Pour into ice cream freezer can. Freeze according to ice cream freezer's directions.