Vanilla Pudding

Ingredients

    * 1/3 cup white sugar
    * 3 tablespoons cornstarch                
    * 1/4 teaspoon salt
    * 2 1/2 cups milk
    * 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

   1. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, corn starch and salt.
      Add milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
       Add vanilla and continue to cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
     
   2. Pour into individual molds rinsed with cold water; chill until firm and unmold.

Note:

Pudding most often refers to a dessert, but it can also be a savory dish.

       In the United States, pudding characteristically denotes a sweet milk-based dessert similar in consistency to egg-based custards, though it may also refer to other types such as bread and rice pudding.

      The word pudding is believed to come from the French boudin, originally from the Latin botellus, meaning "small sausage," referring to encased meats used in Medieval European puddings