One time on Usenet, said:
> Little Malice wrote:

> > Last month, Peter Lucas started the "Photos: High apple pie in the
> > making" thread; here's a link to the .jpg he posted of the recipe:
> >
> > http://home.avvanta.com/~dragon/highapplepie.jpg
> >
> > So here's my question -- is there a U.S. equivalent for this product?
> > I see that Jello has a "Pudding Americana Egg Custard Mix":
> >
> > http://www.kraftfoods.com/jello/prod...r/egg-custard/
> >
> > But they don't show an ingredients list. Anyone have experience
> > with both products and are they comparable? Or, if I have to order
> > online, is Bird's as good as Foster Clark's, which is called for
> > in the recipe? Amazon has Bird's and they're closer. Thanks in
> > advance for any (uselful) advice... ;-)
> >
>
>
> I missed Peter's recipe, but can tell you that if you want
> tasty custard,
> Bird's doesn't do it. The one time I made it I was so
> disappointed,
> expecting it to taste like Mom's homemade, eggy and rich.
>
> It was nothing but sweetened cornstarch pudding. Ick.

Thanks, Gloria -- I'm going to just order some Foster Clark's down
the line. I'll let you guys know how the pie turns out. BTW, if you
do want to see Peter's recipe, I posted a link to it above.

Thanks to all who gave me their insights, I appreciate it... :-)

--
Jani in WA