Its great isn't it? A mid-life upgrade for cake and everything. Cake a little bit dry? Cut it up into bits, microwave and sling custard over the top - pud for a king.
My wife doesn't 'get' custard. She is from t'other side of the Atlantic and has no deep-seated connection with this staple element of British cuisine. I just get all the custard now!
What is your custard-based culinary delight?
have you tried tesco finest custard? utterly magnificent.
The best custard is the stuff I make. Mind you, it is mainly double cream, so it ought to be good.
(Proper) custard is even better cold...!
You evil evil people...
I'm now sat at my desk - desperate for custard...
A stop-off at the shops on the way home may be in order...
Omm nom nom
The carton stuff is rank.
The powder stuff you make is best.
Prefer a nice Crème Anglaise myself 
The perfect camping breakfast.
1 Mcvities Jamaica Ginger Cake or Lyons Golden Syrup cake, cube into bite size pieces, pour over 1 pint of Custard, stir very gently to ensure even coatage of the cake.
Give half to your mate, eat the other half yourself.
Cold and lumpy with a skin on top, YUM 
Birds Custard and bananas MMMMMMM!!
S'funny I prefer powdered too..
tesco finest is not carton, it is pre-made and found in the chilled cabinet i accept but even so it knocks the socks off powdered.
go on, give it a go. what have you to lose? : )
It's only egg yolks, sugar, milk/cream and a vanilla pod, sod the powder!
mmm custard tart.
Second that custard Tart.
BREAD PUDDING AND CUSTARD ! :wink
It's also a very good insult. It's part c*** and part bas****.
As in, "You complete and utter custard!"
Its a non newtonian fluid don't you know.
Waitrose reduced fat is pretty good and apparently good for you (well less bad)
Discovered that Rachel Allen's honey loaf microwaved to heat up a bit comes up very similar to a steamed pudding type thing, then cold custard poured over the top, and that is good any time of the day. Again it is not pudding it is a loaf so almost like bread and if you use reduced fat custard it must be negative calories or something
@mrvear - uncooked custard powder in water is a non-newtonian fluid, cooked custard powder isn't (AFAIK)
So is uncooked custard powder in water not just cold custard then ?
Any excuse to post this....
No. A suspension of uncooked cornflour in water isn't the same as the custard you'd get in a carton say.
Take a large jam swiss roll and slice.
Place slices at base of large glass dish.
Pour over some tinned raspberries in their own natural juice.
Slice large ripe banana and place over this mixture.
Pour over the best quality custard you can purchase. Or make you own.
Whip some double cream. Spread this on the top.
Finally grate some quality chocolate or place chocolate buttons over the top.
Pop into fridge for an hour....
Voila, yummy, scrummy, easy to make trifle.
What is your custard-based culinary delight?
home made steamed ginger and treacle pudding with custard. oh how i miss my mum!
Love Hate relationship personally.
Ice cream though-now thats a desert in heaven!
Back to diet... 
My favourite euphamism from the Viz Profanisaurus is
"Cock Custard".
Hmmm gonna have to make bread and butter pudding this weekend, to go with the custard. Or maybe rhubarb crumble.
hmmm Rhubarb crumble.
salivating now.
ice cream or pain perdu or even pain perdu with ice cream
Mmmmmmmm. Custard tarts!
Shame the baker's is shut at the moment!
Omm nom nom... Half a tub of custard for dinner... Omm nom nom...
A work mates mum brings him homemade egg custards to work still warm now and again. She is about 80 something and knows how to bake.We also get apple pie aswell.
tinned ambrosia devon custard mmmmmmmmmm - we had homemade rhubard crumble last week - enough for 3 consecutive nights of unadulterated pleasure although it's kinda hampering my training for the dyfi enduro lol
Trifle! Ooooh, trifle with proper custard, now you're talking. And on apple crumble.. yummie food of the Gods.
It's thixotrophic you know.
In the olden days when I ran a custard afficianados website, a lady from grampain (or some such) TV station contacted me asking me if I was interested in being interviewed as one of Britains custard fans. I said no.
I can't believe no one's mentions Thixotropy yet.
/bollocks!!!. I can't believe samuri would choose to mention it's magical properties just as I get back from the pub.
//edit 2 - I'm slightly surprised that the previously definitive site on the subject http://custardmagic.com/ doesn't redirect to some Russian porn site.
Over here it's normally served chilled - it's hell out here in the colonies I tell you.
I thought that we established that actually it was dilatant, which is the opposite of thixotropic. But thixotropic is a better word, hence more suitable for the naming of a cult. I can't really remember, and actually I'm a tad squiffy now.
Custard with bilberry and apple crumble, special.
What about pink custard from school dinners?
Vile disgusting stuff...never got it...that and semolina...wtf???
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