Drinking Custard: The Diary of a Confused Mum

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This special drink is known by many names: boiled custard, drinking custard, crème anglaise–and bears a strong resemblance to egg nog. I can be quite sceptical about celeb books but Lucy comes across as so down to earth and relatable that I felt like I was sitting with a friend as I read. Get ready to make room on mum's bookshelf for Drinking Custard to sit alongside other mum classics such as Why Mummy Drinks, Hurrah For Gin! I highly recommend you step away from Instagram and grab this book instead – with or without a tin of custard!

The recipe is based on one from A Southern Grace, my first introduction to this beverage and the healthiest version I found (e.

When I first heard about the book, I will be honest and say that Lucy’s name didn’t immediately ring a bell to me but the book sounded great. From when Lucy was hospitalised with indigestion in her third trimester (blame the burrito), to when she was *this close* to slapping her hypnobirthing instructor, to finding herself drinking a whole pint of custard in one sitting. Not as good, but when you are stuck with family and need to get drunk to get through the holidays, it’ll do.

If it seems to need some extra thickening you can use an additional egg yolk (or a whole egg in place of one of the egg yolks). It's a funny book, but there's real heart too; the importance of extended family and childhood experiences are a recurring theme, as well as Lucy's nostalgic ties to her homeland of Hull.So, if the cooking and nursing start to get hard, Mom is going to get her own special Christmas drinking custard.

This is her story on finding love, becoming a mum and dealing with all the things us normal mums deal with! So we did not feel we were being particularly mean but Gabbies huffy expression had me feeling she was on the cusp of phoning the SSPCA or Childline! I hope you enjoy my blog as I take you through my book and theatre reviews as well as book events and festivals as I attend them.My cousin remembers grandma whipping the egg whites up and dropping a dollop or two onto the top with a sprinkle of cinnamon as well. There are so many moments in here that mums of any age will be able to recognise with their own life , the struggles , mishaps and hilarious moments that make the memories.

By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. After she and my youngest got their first taste of drinking custard, I realized I would probably never make a half batch. Divinity candy, Italian or Swiss meringue frosting, pure white cake, angel food cake, meringue cookies, combine with whole eggs and make your own Egg Beaters.

She talks candidly here about the ups and downs of being a new mum, not least the pressures we often pile upon ourselves. I added one extra egg yolk to make it divide evenly (on the odd chance I someday want a smaller batch), used vanilla beans instead of extract and simplified the preparation (In full America’s Test Kitchen mode, I did try the original instructions which came out exactly the same as my easier version. Now I only really knew Lucy Beaumont as being the partner of Jon Richardson so I knew that this book was bound to have some funny moments in it. Like when Lucy was hospitalised during her third trimester with chest pains but it turned out to be a burrito.