Definitions for custard
ˈkʌs tərdcus·tard

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. custardnoun

   sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. custardnoun

   A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches.

2. custardnoun

   Any particular variety of custard.

3. Etymology: Alteration of croustade.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Custardnoun

   A kind of sweetmeat made by boiling eggs with milk and sugar, ’till the whole thickens into a mass. It is a food much used in city feasts.

   Etymology: cwstard, Welsh.

   He cram’d them ’till their guts did ake,
   With cawdle, custard, and plumb cake. Hudibras, cant. ii.

   Now may’rs and shrieves all hush’d and satiate lay;
   Yet eat, in dreams, the custard of the day. Alexander Pope, Dunciad.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Custard

   Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on sweetened milk, cheese, or cream cooked with egg or egg yolk to thicken it, and sometimes also flour, corn starch, or gelatin. Depending on the recipe, custard may vary in consistency from a thin pouring sauce (crème anglaise) to the thick pastry cream (crème pâtissière) used to fill éclairs. The most common custards are used in custard desserts or dessert sauces and typically include sugar and vanilla; however, savory custards are also found, e.g., in quiche. Custard is usually cooked in a double boiler (bain-marie), or heated very gently in a saucepan on a stove, though custard can also be steamed, baked in the oven with or without a water bath, or even cooked in a pressure cooker. Custard preparation is a delicate operation, because a temperature increase of 3–6 °C (5–10 °F) leads to overcooking and curdling. Generally, a fully cooked custard should not exceed 80 °C (~175 °F); it begins setting at 70 °C (~160 °F). A water bath slows heat transfer and makes it easier to remove the custard from the oven before it curdles. Adding a small amount of cornflour to the egg-sugar mixture stabilises the resulting custard, allowing it to be cooked in a single pan as well as in a double-boiler. A sous-vide water bath may be used to precisely control temperature.

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1. custard

   Custard is a dessert or sweet sauce made from a mixture of milk or cream, egg yolks, sugar, and flavorings, which is either cooked gently on the stovetop or baked in an oven without stirring in order to achieve a creamy texture. It can be eaten on its own or used as a filling in various pastries or desserts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Custardnoun

   a mixture of milk and eggs, sweetened, and baked or boiled

2. Etymology: [Prob. the same word as OE. crustade, crustate, a pie made with a crust, fr. L. crustatus covered with a crust, p. p. of crustare, fr. crusta crust; cf. OF. croustade pasty, It. crostata, or F. coutarde. See Crust, and cf. Crustated.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Custard

   Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on a cooked mixture of milk or cream and egg yolk. Depending on how much egg or thickener is used, custard may vary in consistency from a thin pouring sauce, to a thick pastry cream used to fill éclairs. Most common custards are used as desserts or dessert sauces and typically include sugar and vanilla. Custard bases may also be used for quiches and other savory foods. Sometimes flour, corn starch, or gelatin is added as in pastry cream or crème pâtissière. Custard is usually cooked in a double boiler, or heated very gently in a saucepan on a stove, though custard can also be steamed, baked in the oven with or without a water bath, or even cooked in a pressure cooker. Custard preparation is a delicate operation, because a temperature increase of 3-6 °C leads to overcooking and curdling. Generally, a fully cooked custard should not exceed 80 °C; it begins setting at 70 °C. A water bath slows heat transfer and makes it easier to remove the custard from the oven before it curdles.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Custard

   kus′tard, n. a composition of milk, eggs, &c., sweetened and flavoured.—ns. Cus′tard-app′le, the fruit of a West Indian tree, having an eatable pulp, like a custard; Cus′tard-coff′in (Shak.), the paste or crust which covers a custard. [Earlier custade, a corr. of crustade, a pie with crust. See Crust.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CUSTARD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Custard is ranked #21092 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Custard surname appeared 1,245 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Custard.
   
   61.6% or 768 total occurrences were White.
   29.6% or 369 total occurrences were Black.
   4.1% or 52 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.4% or 31 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.8% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of custard in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of custard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of custard in a Sentence

1. Yumna Jawad:

   [Custard yogurt toast] is easy, sweet and offers a great source of protein from the egg and yogurt.

2. Gail Vance Civille:

   Steven Young have caramelized sugar with cooked egg and dairy, and it unifies beautifully with the vanilla and brown spirits, for a lot of people, it's the richness of the fat and flavor of the custard that gives eggnog its sensory appeal.

3. My Nguyen:

   Custard toast is a complete meal with complex carbs if you choose a whole grain bread, protein and fat from the Greek yogurt and eggs and micronutrients and antioxidants from the berries, the drizzle of maple syrup or agave slightly sweetens it up so you have all the pleasure points of sweet and savory.

4. Jim Chakeres:

   Eggnog, which is actually a drinkable form of custard, originated in medieval Britain where locals created a hot, creamy ale-like drink, the name, ‘Eggnog,’ is a combination of ‘noggin,’ a wooden cup, and ‘grog,’ a strong beer.

5. Bonnie August:

   I was here opening day and have been a regular, i have my favorites as far as custard, I think we all do. And I watch the flavor of the day and list and pick those days to meet with friends.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=custard
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Custard
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=custard
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custard
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/custard
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=custard
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=custard
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html