| 单词 | custard powder |
| 释义 | > as lemmascustard powder custard powder n. a powdered preparation, typically consisting of cornflour with colouring, flavouring, and sugar, which is mixed with milk and heated to make bright yellow custard (sense 1c).One of the earliest preparations of this type was developed in the 1840s by Alfred Bird, a chemist living in Birmingham, allegedly because his wife was fond of eating custard but allergic to eggs.Custard powders which contain other ingredients in place of cornflour, such as sago flour or potato starch, have also been developed. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > substances for food preparation > [noun] > custard powder custard powder1844 1844 Times 3 June 10/3 (advt.) English's Custard Powder,..for the almost instant making of custards, without the aid of eggs. 1852 H. Beasley Druggist's Gen. Receipt Bk. (ed. 2) 268 Custard Powder consists of sago meal, coloured with turmeric, and flavoured. 1917 J. Martin Diary 21 Dec. in Sapper Martin (2010) 155 Oxley and McCormack brought back a good supply of turkeys, beef, pork, cabbages, potatoes, carrots, tinned fruit, biscuits, custard powder, [etc.]. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 433/2 Mock custards..can be made with cornflour or with the various proprietary custard powders on the market. 2013 Nelson (N.Z.) Mail (Nexis) 16 July 12 Mix the custard powder with a small amount of soy milk to a paste. < as lemmas |
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