Pupils at Rhynie Primary School, near Huntly, Aberdeenshire object to new custard ban

A Scottish council has scrapped custard and ice cream from its primary school dinner menus, prompting a backlash from parents and pupils. Aberdeenshire Council claims new legislation from the Scottish Government which aims to curb children’s sugar intake over the school day has forced the move by driving up food costs. It has now removed … Read more

Pupils at Rhynie Primary School, near Huntly, Aberdeenshire object to new custard ban

A Scottish council has scrapped custard and ice cream from its primary school dinner menus, prompting a backlash from parents and pupils. Aberdeenshire Council claims new legislation from the Scottish Government which aims to curb children’s sugar intake over the school day has forced the move by driving up food costs. It has now removed … Read more

British shoppers in Europe are left with NO custard creams due to Brexit customs chaos

British shoppers in Europe are struggling to get their hands on everything from custard creams and M&S food products to Fortnum & Mason hampers as post-Brexit export rules continue to cause chaos. Stonemanor, a small chain of British food stores in Belgium, is unable to source classic items including digestive biscuits, Walker’s shortbread, oatcakes and … Read more

Sales of trifle, powdered custard and instant mash surge more than 700% in lockdown

In times of crisis, foods from our childhood can provide a lot of comfort. And apparently, our dish of choice is trifle – we’ve been buying mountains of the stuff during the pandemic. Sales of packet trifle kits have risen by 738 per cent this year, compared with 2019, researchers have found. Other Seventies dishes … Read more

Custard Cream one of nation’s guiltiest pleasures…but dangers that lurk beneath take the biscuit

As he worked tirelessly liaising with military planners, councils and medical personnel over the nightmarish logistics for the delivery of hundreds of thousands of food boxes to our most vulnerable, there emerged one controversy that Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick had not anticipated. It did not concern who was or was not entitled to a food … Read more

Baked custard with blueberries  | Daily Mail Online

Baked custard with blueberries By Aaron Bertelsen Published: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 SERVES 6 PREP TIME 15 minutes, plus infusing and cooling COOK TIME 50-55 minutes Cooking the blueberries in their juices really helps to bring out their flavour and creates a wonderful contrast with the smooth, … Read more