Omaha Bread Pudding

From Richard Sax’s wonderful book, Classic Home Desserts

OOTC – Serves 100 (x6 original)
Loosely packed cubes white bread 48 cups cups (NO CRUSTS and brown bread looks awful)
Milk 4 ½ quarts
Heavy cream 3 quarts
Large eggs 54
Packed brown sugar 4 ½ cups
White sugar 4 ½ cups
Cinnamon 3 tbsp
Pure vanilla 12 tbsp
Salt 4 ½ tsp
Caramel sauce (see separate recipe)
Pure vanilla 3 tbsp
Heavy cream, optional