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custard

[ kuhs-terd ]

noun

  1. a dessert made of eggs, sugar, and milk, either baked, boiled, or frozen.


custard

/ ˈʌə /

noun

  1. a baked sweetened mixture of eggs and milk
  2. a sauce made of milk and sugar and thickened with cornflour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of custard1

1400–50; late Middle English, metathetic variant of earlier crustade kind of pie. See crust, -ade 1; compare ʰDZç croustado
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Word History and Origins

Origin of custard1

C15: alteration of Middle English crustade kind of pie, probably from Old ʰDZç croustado, from crosta crust
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Johnson said the wall safe was where the tins of custard creams were stored.

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“I filled in those holes through volunteering, through being an actor, through golf, bridge,” he said over a lunch of meatloaf and custard pie.

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"We had tapioca, semolina, treacle sponge pudding, as well as jam roly-poly, cake with icing and sprinkles, chocolate cake and pink custard, and more."

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The same goes for frozen meals, casseroles, soups, stews and cakes, pies and pastries with custard or cheese fillings.

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The FDA guidance sets a lead limit of 10 parts per billion for fruits, most vegetables, grain and meat mixtures, yogurts, custards and puddings and single-ingredient meats.

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