Food

CUSTARD

Custard is a dessert or sauce made by gently cooking milk or cream with egg yolks until thickened. It forms the base of dishes from creme brulee to trifle. The word comes from 'crustade', a medieval tart with a crust, reflecting its origins as a baked pie filling.

CUSTARD is the kind of word that shows up in themed word searches like Strands. Themed puzzles group words like this under a shared category — here, Food.