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Ratio Guide: Basic Custard Formula

This guide contains many standard and traditional recipes you will use at the Culinary Insitute of America. Please bookmark this page to use it as a quick reference.

Basic Custard Formula

6:1 ratio, eggs to milk

Whole eggs 

12 oz by weight (approx. 6 each)

Whole milk

1 qt


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