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... ;-)

--
Jani in WA

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:20:25 GMT, (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... ;-)

If you want to MAKE custard you can use cornstarch, vanilla, and a
little yellow colouring (with an egg if you want to be really
ambitious)... all custard powder is nowadays is coloured/flavoured
cornstarch. So you could use cornstarch to give you the same texture,
but it wouldn't add the distinctive colour/flavour to the recipe. I
can't picture that recipe working anyway - it sounds a little strange!

Absolutely ... try this ...

http://www.cumshotzone.net/ct/thumbs/tn37494.jpg



On 2008-01-20 20:20:25 -0800, (Little Malice) said:

> 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... ;-)

Karen wrote on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:33:33 -0500:

??>> 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... ;-)

You can often buy Birds Custard Powder around here in regular
supermarkets. I can't say I have much enthusiasm for the
"custard" produced having been brought up in Britain where it
tends be used indiscriminatingly on most desserts including
apple pie and jello. On the other hand, at a meeting in Hamburg,
Germany, a friend from Georgia told me about the marvellous
dessert with "English Sauce" he had come across. This turned out
to be Apple Strudel with custard (very probably Birds)! My
kids, aged 7 and 9 also loved custard when they were introduced
to it by their Scottish grandmother.

There's no accounting for tastes!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"Little Malice" > wrote in message
...
> 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... ;-)
>
> --
> Jani in WA

You can buy the Bird's custard in Florida at many grocery stores.
Someone
gave me a box years ago & I seem to recall it being like pudding.
If I remember right the Jell-o stuff is a baked custard.

On Mon 21 Jan 2008 07:09:11a, James Silverton told us...

> Karen wrote on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:33:33 -0500:
>
> ??>> 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... ;-)
>
> You can often buy Birds Custard Powder around here in regular
> supermarkets. I can't say I have much enthusiasm for the
> "custard" produced having been brought up in Britain where it
> tends be used indiscriminatingly on most desserts including
> apple pie and jello. On the other hand, at a meeting in Hamburg,
> Germany, a friend from Georgia told me about the marvellous
> dessert with "English Sauce" he had come across. This turned out
> to be Apple Strudel with custard (very probably Birds)! My
> kids, aged 7 and 9 also loved custard when they were introduced
> to it by their Scottish grandmother.
>
> There's no accounting for tastes!
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
>
>

I really love custart, both "pouring custard" and firm egg custard. My
first encounter with a soft pouring custard was many years ago in a
Cleveland restaurant. It was served with a strong black coffee gelatin
that had toasted walnut pieces in it.

--
Wayne Boatwright

*******************************************
Date: Monday, 01(I)/21(XXI)/08(MMVIII)
Today is: Martin Luther King's Birthday
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Desperate times call for amazing cover
stories.
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One time on Usenet, ChefWilly > said:
> Absolutely ... try this ...
>
> http://www.cumshotzone.net/ct/thumbs/tn37494.jpg

> On 2008-01-20 20:20:25 -0800, (Little Malice) said:
>
> > 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... ;-)

Hmmm, a top poster and a troll. I *do* know how to read URLs,
dumbass, so you wasted your time...

--
Jani in WA

One time on Usenet, Karen AKA Kajikit > said:
> On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:20:25 GMT, (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... ;-)
>
> If you want to MAKE custard you can use cornstarch, vanilla, and a
> little yellow colouring (with an egg if you want to be really
> ambitious)... all custard powder is nowadays is coloured/flavoured
> cornstarch. So you could use cornstarch to give you the same texture,
> but it wouldn't add the distinctive colour/flavour to the recipe. I
> can't picture that recipe working anyway - it sounds a little strange!

Peter says it's very good, so it's worth a try. I just don't know if I
want to go to the trouble of ordering the custard powder yet. Thanks
for your input, Karen... :-)

--
Jani in WA

One time on Usenet, "James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not> said:
> Karen wrote on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:33:33 -0500:
>
> ??>> 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... ;-)
>
> You can often buy Birds Custard Powder around here in regular
> supermarkets. I can't say I have much enthusiasm for the
> "custard" produced having been brought up in Britain where it
> tends be used indiscriminatingly on most desserts including
> apple pie and jello. On the other hand, at a meeting in Hamburg,
> Germany, a friend from Georgia told me about the marvellous
> dessert with "English Sauce" he had come across. This turned out
> to be Apple Strudel with custard (very probably Birds)! My
> kids, aged 7 and 9 also loved custard when they were introduced
> to it by their Scottish grandmother.
>
> There's no accounting for tastes!

Thanks, James -- I need to start checking stores I don't normally
visit. Personally, I don't care for the texture of custard but the
flavor is nice...

--
Jani in WA

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.

gloria p

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... ;-)
>
> --

Custard powder is flavoured cornflour/cornstarch. A vanilla pudding mix,
diluted a little in order to be pourable, would serve well.
> Jani in WA

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