Topic: Rhubarb & custard curd????

[Alipip]

Does anyone know of a recipe for rhubarb and custard curd? It was made on the big allotment challenge, and looked lovely but can't find a recipe anywhere. Can find for rhubarb on its own, but not with custard. Thanks.

[daveyboi]

I have a feeling as a custard and curd are very much the same thing that maybe it was just a custard mixed in with the curd after making them separately .

The only other thing to look for maybe is a rhubarb fool .

[Alipip]

A friend said the same about using normal custard, so may give that a try. Thanks.

[Yorkshire Lass]

I think what they made was Rhubarb curd and called it rhubarb and custard curd. The custard part came from the addition of eggs  to make it a curd. You would do this when making a proper custard. ( If you were making jam it would be fruit, sugar, water etc but no eggs).  I've never made rhubarb curd but will give it a go when I've got enough rhubarb. I regularly make lemon curd and I'll make  the rhubarb curd in the same way  in a bowl over hot water to cook the eggs slowly so that they thicken the curd without scrambling it. I'll probably add a bit of stem ginger because we love rhubarb and ginger together.

[Jayb]

How about adding vanilla to the Rhubarb curd to help with the custard taste?

[winecap]

On the program at least one of the jars had distinct layers in it, so the rhubarb and custard parts were clearly seperate. Will give it a go this week if the weather is wet enough, but otherwise I'll be on the plot.
The blueberry blackcurrant and purple basil curd also caught my attention, mostly because I love the purple basil.

[susan1]

I just made standard rhubarb and custard tonight was yummy

[Yorkshire Lass]

I must be mistaken if you saw definite layers in the rhubarb and custard curd Winecap. Must be a layer of rhubarb curd and then a layer of custard .

[goodlife]

I must be mistaken if you saw definite layers in the rhubarb and custard curd Winecap. Must be a layer of rhubarb curd and then a layer of custard .

There was two teams that made R&C curd...one had more of layers showing through the jar.

[Obelixx]

The recipe for the blueberry, blackcurrant and basil curd is on the BBC Food website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/blueberry_and_basil_curd_56487  Unfortunately there's nothing for the one with coriander to boost the flavour of blueberries although I prefer those fresh or maybe in a cake so it's not a problem.

OH and Possum (19) watched this programme with me and Possum asked to try curd as she's never had it.   Have to admit I haven't eaten lemon curd for about 30 years and have certainly never made it but I do see recipes that use it in cakes so yesterday I made a batch and it smells yummy.

Don't think I'll be trying rhubarb and custard though.  I like it in cakes, crumbles, cobblers and chutney and still use the recipe Emma Jane posted on here a few years ago.  Whatever happened to Emma Jane?  I hope she's well and still gardening.  Think of her every time I make the chutney.