Vanilla Sauce

Put in a tin cup or pail 2 cups milk and 1 teaspoonful cornstarch; add the yolks of 3
eggs and 2 tablespoonfuls sugar; place the cup in a vessel of hot water; beat with an egg beater until it comes to a boil; instantly remove; pour the sauce into a saucière; flavor with 1 teaspoonful vanilla and serve cold. Do not allow the sauce to boil or it will curdle.

Vanilla Cream Sauce

Put in a saucepan 2 cups sweet cream, 2 or 3 tablespoonfuls sugar, 2 whole eggs and the yolks of 2 eggs; set the saucepan in a vessel of hot water; beat with an egg beater till the sauce just comes to the boiling point; then instantly remove from the fire; do not allow the sauce to boil; flavor with vanilla extract and serve cold.