RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted July 23, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2017 Hi All I like my puddings, seconds, sweets, desserts or afters, what ever you call them. One of my all time favorites is a fruit crumble with custard. Now when I was a lad, my mum and at school the crumble was placed in a bowl and the custard poured into the same bowl. At home that is how my wife or I serve it. WHY DO RESTAURANTS INSIST ON THE CRUMBLE BEING IN A SMALL DISH AND THE CUSTARD BEING IN A TINY JUG. Now I can understand the custard in a jug so you can pour on the amount to your own taste BUT YOU CANNOT POUR IT ON WHEN THE SMALL DISH IS FULL OF CRUMBLE. I object to having to eat nearly half my crumble without any custard on it just to make room in the small dish to put the custard in. COME GUYS A PORTION OF CRUMBLE IN A BOWL WITH ROOM TO POUR THE CUSTARD IS NOT TOO HARD TO ACHIEVE. Mrs Horner (my primary school cook) would be turning in her grave if she was to know how they serve up crumble and custard. Her puddings were always a delight, and thankfully she taught my mum a few tricks when my mum worked in her kitchen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guius Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 It's a sad indictment of the corrupt, selfish, me me me, nanny state we live in. Hopefully this travesty of justice will be addressed in the Brexit negotiations. Is this what Magna Carta died for? I, for one, will be returning my Tufty Club badge if this matter is not corrected expediently. Will you be setting up a fighting fund Clive? Disgusted of Walney Island Guy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSB Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) You're obviously frequenting the wrong type of restaurants, Clive! My favourite restaurant serves generous portions of crumble in a decent-sized dish with loads of custard already on! Edited July 23, 2017 by HSB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted July 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2017 Whilst Crumble is the food of the Gods, Custard is the work of the Devil and should be banished from this world for eternity. Ice Cream is for the deserving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted July 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2017 You're obviously frequenting the wrong type of restaurants, Clive! My favourite restaurant serves generous portions of crumble in a decent-sized dish with loads of custard already on! Howard you are very lucky, I suppose I live to close to London where they think it is cool to try to be trendy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 You need to go to Fillpots Garden Centre down Boxted Straight Road in Colchester on a Sunday when crumble is on the desert list. You get a full shepherd's pie sized dish full of crumble with a big jug of custard to pour on as you work your way through it. Quite a challenge after a Sunday Roast! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted July 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2017 Whilst Crumble is the food of the Gods, Custard is the work of the Devil and should be banished from this world for eternity. Ice Cream is for the deserving. WOT?????? Now that would have poor Mrs Horner turning in her grave. Her custard was one to die for. Had you gone to Goldington Green Primary School your education on all matters concerning pudding would have been complete. I now believe what my fiends use to say about people form Sandy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted July 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) You need to go to Fillpots Garden Centre down Boxted Straight Road in Colchester on a Sunday when crumble is on the desert list. You get a full shepherd's pie sized dish full of crumble with a big jug of custard to pour on as you work your way through it. Quite a challenge after a Sunday Roast! Hi Lloyd Is there room to pour your custard before starting to tuck into the crumble? If not no matter how big the portion is it defeats the aim of crumble and custard. And where would Over Cooked Dave put his ice cream, it would slide off the top. Edited July 23, 2017 by Clive Mortimore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Whilst Crumble is the food of the Gods, Custard is the work of the Devil and should be banished from this world for eternity. Ice Cream is for the deserving. I'm afraid I do not agree with you. That is all. Chris 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Crumble and thick custard is how it should be. That's all I have to say on the matter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Ice cream on crumble is acceptable only if there is no custard available. As for the nonsense of serving crumble in a way which cannot immediately be drowned in custard, come the revolution anyone who advocates such an abomination will be first against the wall. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 At least modern custard doesn't have a skin on it, like I grew up with. Dad liked the skin and I didn't, which worked fairly well, but there was still the constant danger that some of it would get onto my crumble. And I suppose with modern ideas of accurate product descriptions in food places, bits of rhubarb wouldn't be sneaked into apple crumble, which was my Mum's way of trying to get me over my hatred of the stuff (it never did)! I grew up in a staunchly cold custard house. It had to be made early enough that it had cooled down before dinner time. When I discovered you could also have it hot, I decided I wasn't bothered which way it was served. I must admit that I quite like ice cream on crumble, but not as much as custard. Both is quite good too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I never cared much for crumble when at school, I looked forward to my weekly serving of chocolate sponge and green mint custard which is know just a distant memory. As for crumble, its just got to be in a bowl surrounded with thick creamy hot custard. It just doesn't work otherwise. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted July 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2017 At least modern custard doesn't have a skin on it, like I grew up with. Dad liked the skin and I didn't, which worked fairly well, but there was still the constant danger that some of it would get onto my crumble. And I suppose with modern ideas of accurate product descriptions in food places, bits of rhubarb wouldn't be sneaked into apple crumble, which was my Mum's way of trying to get me over my hatred of the stuff (it never did)! I grew up in a staunchly cold custard house. It had to be made early enough that it had cooled down before dinner time. When I discovered you could also have it hot, I decided I wasn't bothered which way it was served. I must admit that I quite like ice cream on crumble, but not as much as custard. Both is quite good too! Hi John My dad said that the best day in his life was when I left home, because he didn't have share the skin on the custard any more. We both liked it, my brother would have a hissyfit if he thought there was a remote chance of skin on his crumble. I never cared much for crumble when at school, I looked forward to my weekly serving of chocolate sponge and green mint custard which is know just a distant memory. As for crumble, its just got to be in a bowl surrounded with thick creamy hot custard. It just doesn't work otherwise. Green mint custard, sounds wonderful. Mrs Horner use to do a lovely pink custard with her strawberry jam sponge, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. As for her upside down pineapple pudding, I have come over all strange thinking about it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danemouth Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I demand we bring back the Disagree button :yes: :yes: . Regard custard as the nectar of the Gods Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppercap Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I must admit that I quite like ice cream on crumble, but not as much as custard. Both is quite good too! I have been in the presence of people who, when ordering crumble for pud and are asked "Custard, ice cream or cream?", reply "All three, please!" However, for me it's custard, hot, and lots of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted July 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2017 Bring back Creamola I say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 One would venture to suggest that Crumble should not be on the menu if Custard is not available. Ice Cream??? NO, NO, NO, NO, jJohn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted July 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2017 Bring back Creamola I say. Hi Rob I had to look that up on Google, I don't think it traveled as far as Bedford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 At least modern custard doesn't have a skin on it, like I grew up with. Dad liked the skin and I didn't, which worked fairly well, but there was still the constant danger that some of it would get onto my crumble.Another skin lover here. It depends to some extent on the quality of the milk used and the rate at which the liquid cools down. The thicker the better for my taste. For some long lost reason the skin was at one time known in our house as "The Trousers". Part of SWMBO's education when she came to the UK was how to make both crumble and custard. I now get, alongside apple, all sorts of mixtures based on gooseberries, rhubarb and various types of currant. While crumble has to be served with custard that other delight of the English country kitchen, namely summer pudding, has to be served with cream. But that is another story. Bernard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinty3f Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 In my long ago childhood, all school puddings were served with thick lumpy custard - Bog Roll, Stiff Dick, Sahara Desert (sic), Wet Nellie and especially Flie Pie. It has got to be custard with crumble for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted July 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2017 WOT?????? Now that would have poor Mrs Horner turning in her grave. Her custard was one to die for. Had you gone to Goldington Green Primary School your education on all matters concerning pudding would have been complete. School dinner ladies are responsible for.........Tapioca......today I think it's on the statute book as 'Child abuse' I now believe what my fiends use to say about people form Sandy. That we had spelling lessons whereas Bedford pupils didn't....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted July 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2017 School dinner ladies are responsible for.........Tapioca......today I think it's on the statute book as 'Child abuse' That we had spelling lessons whereas Bedford pupils didn't....... Whoops....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Whilst Crumble is the food of the Gods, Custard is the work of the Devil and should be banished from this world for eternity. Ice Cream is for the deserving. Custard is one of those pleasures that gains appreciation with maturity. There may still be hope for you yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted July 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2017 I prefer my fruit crumble and custard without the crumble and custard but with pie crust and cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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