National Vanilla Custard Day in USA

Vanilla custard has been around since the Middle Ages, and was traditionally used as a pie filling. A very simple custard tart was a popular dessert during that time period. Although the ingredient components are simple enough, the preparation requires some precision.

Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on sweetened milk, cheese, or cream cooked with egg or egg yolk to thicken it, and sometimes also flour, corn starch, or gelatin. Depending on the recipe, custard may vary in consistency from a thin pouring sauce (crème anglaise) to the thick pastry cream (crème pâtissière) used to fill éclairs. The most common custards are used in custard desserts or dessert sauces and typically include sugar and vanilla; however, savory custards are also found, e.g., in quiche.