Drinking Custard: The Diary of a Confused Mum

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They proceeded to ladle out cupfuls of hot drinking custard for each of us. We were surprised but grateful! I have enjoyed Lucy’s comedy on TV so I bought this. Maybe I’d have enjoyed an audio version or wasn’t in comedic mood to self deliver any wit here. Custard powder is also high in amino acids such as threonine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, cystine, and tryptophan. Image Source: The Gardening Foodie 7 Health Benefits Of Custard Powder I did find some parts a little too repetitive. There was also random parts that seemed unnecessary, the main one was the location, location, location part about kirsty and Phil it just didn't make sense?! Custard powder is derived from milk and contains no artificial flavors or preservatives. It can be added to many foods, such as waffles, pancakes, pastries, and puddings.

Eggnog, on the other hand, is quite fluidy as it hasn’t been heated. Is boiled custard a southern thing? You could also plunge the saucepan into cold water (obviously, don’t get any cold water in the custard) and whisk the custard for up to 5 minutes. You should have perfectly smooth custard by this point. What's the difference between eggnog and boiled custard?

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The key to a good consistency is heating it gently. The liquid reaches a temperature where the milk and egg proteins unfurl and begin to bond. Aww, how sweet. Known for her sharp, witty and surreal view on everyday life, Lucy shares the unpredictable craziness of being a mum in this brilliant and laugh-out-loud 'mumoir'. Mums everywhere will recognise the madness of it all. Like when Lucy was hospitalised with indigestion in her third trimester (blame the burrito), or when she was *this close* to slapping her hypo-birthing instructor. Or the efforts she made to infiltrate the local mum's social groups and when she embarrassingly forgot her own new-born baby's name! Heart-warming and laugh-out-loud funny, Drinking Custard also captures Lucy's marriage to comedian Jon Richardson, as they navigate Lucy's raging pregnancy hormones and balk at pram prices together. Cherry brownies – rich, moist, gooey and dangerously addictive, this is the brownie recipe to end all brownie recipes. That day was no exception. We shivered and huddled together as we belted out Christmas carols, while our teacher and his family peeked at us through the barely open front door.

The book opens with a chapter entitled “My life as a normal, single human being before everything changed”, which has some childhood memories (which actually continue throughout the book), involving gazebos and other memorable moments. The next goes on to her meeting and getting together with Jon, who adds “interruptions” through the book. Jon is a vegan, and she becomes one apart from during pregnancy, but both admit to lapses which include dead cows and her mother’s cooking when she arrives on mercy missions. She comes up with ten reasons why she wants a baby - which includes having a white carpet like in the adverts. Experienced baby carers will know that she is being foolishly optimistic at this point. She actually writes “The more I write, the more it’s dawning on me I’m not picturing a real baby, I’m picturing a calendar”. The challenges of pregnancy and antenatal groups are described with humour and brutal honesty, especially with her husband in attendance. She remembers stories of her own birth while her mother was on holiday, some points of which she sends to her mother some time later to clarify points of confusion - just to make sure that family legends are actually true. The actual birth story spares no details, including Jon’s strange urge to buy a four man tent. The unexplained post natal sadness (thankfully fairly brief) and the night feed experience is detailed, as well as the joys of baby massage (she is disappointed that the mums don’t get massaged). Soon Elsie the baby becomes the toddler, the bright child and all with a determination to sabotage sleep. If you have ever made homemade ice cream with a cooked egg yolk base, then you have technically already made boiled custard. You just skip the step where you add the custard to the churner and instead you pour it, chilled, right into a glass and drink it up. In Nigeria, custard powder is made into the pastry cream known as custard, which is a widely eaten breakfast meal and one of the most common foods for babies.

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Get them too hot though and that sweetness turns gross. Too many proteins bond and you’ll end up with one big clump fest. That’s basically a curdled custardy mess that’s far from appetizing. As a mum of two girls, I was nodding, laughing and emotional. I recognised so much of Lucy's journey in my own... I really loved it.' YolanDa Brown, BBC Loose Ends Boiled custard is a dessert drink that goes down deliciously well, particularly around the holidays when you really fancy a sweet treat. It’s traditionally made using whole milk, double cream and egg yolks, with vanilla flavoring to give it that beautiful rich taste. Cover and refrigerate until cold. If desired, just before serving, whip the egg whites separately with a pinch of cream of tartar, until fluffy. Whisk into the cooled custard before pouring into individual mugs. This step can be omitted if desired. Boiled custard can be used as a beverage, with or without a splash of bourbon or rum, and is also excellent over fresh or canned fruit, or when used as a dessert sauce over cake. Should keep about a week in the fridge.

Our college was located in a snow belt, which meant that December pretty much always had us dealing with lots of snow and super cold weather. I had never heard of drinkable custard before that, but I instantly fell in love. It was warm, cozy and delicious! Custard powder containing egg yolks can help lower LDL or bad cholesterol levels in the blood while increasing HDL or good cholesterol levels by up to 20%. I give Drinking Custard Diary Of A Confused Mum By Lucy Beaumont (With interruptions from Jon Richardson) a Five out of Five paw rating. The book charts, in chatty diary style from pre baby to first days at school and has this unique ‘thing’ where Lucy’s hubby ( Comedian John Richardson ) writes footnotes re various stories on how he remembers it or just adding his 2 pennorth in, it’s not all the time but it works really well

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Custard powder contains phosphorus, which is a nutrient involved in multiple roles in the body. It is a key mineral of bones, teeth, and cell membranes. Hence, it is crucial for your baby’s development. You can add some spices if you like - cinnamon, nutmeg, etc... but I like it pure and simple. If I want it spiced, I'll drink eggnog! The end felt rushed and confused and I started to dislike her as a person. If you find statements funny which say her daughter meant to say presents instead of peasants, then adding “I died for a minute as we do have a gardener”, this may be for you. By the end I found her patronising, smug, and the snob she admitted she was, who enjoyed rubbing our faces in what the book royalties paid for. I love to see and congratulate success, as with their TV work - I don’t like it forced on my eyes or down my throat. Not for me and deters me from other books by her. I enjoyed Jon’s footnotes more although others dislike them. I did finish it though and will add I am not a mum. Perhaps parents find it more humourous rather than just a diatribe about her life and child. If your mantra is “children are like bodily smells - your own are ok but other people’s are distasteful”, I suggest you avoid.

From TV’s award-winning comedy mum, Lucy Beaumont, comes her hilarious debut on the trials and tribulations of motherhood. In addition to these nutrients, it also contains vitamins such as B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), and Vitamin C, which are essential for the maintenance of good health.My only experience of raising children is being a fairly surprised 15 year old when Mum announced she was ‘with child’ over dinner and now daily Facetime chats with this ‘child’ who has 2 of his own under 3, I love the chats but am no parent and am pleased to press the ‘End’ button when the noise gets too loud…..that’s my experience so I started this book not knowing really what to expect and am soooo pleased I went way out of my usual genre, I am still smiling as I write this! I loved the later setting of Hebden Bridge having lived in Bradford for 9 years and also loved the earlier home life tales from Surbiton, 2 vastly different places yet more similar than you would imagine I had SO MUCH FUN reading this book. I use caps because OH MY GOD IT’S BRILLIANT. Sorry to shout but it is. Where was this book 8 years ago when I first had my eldest, I would have killed to have something like this then. Every mum, new and old, even dads should read this. It’s highly relatable to how parenthood is terrifying as all hell but also a wonderful experience.