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custard powder

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noun

  1. a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce See custard

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He said they even had to make bread out of custard powder, because they'd run out of flour.

From BBC ● May 12, 2025

Unlike the Nanaimo bar — a midcentury British Columbian creation made with processed ingredients like custard powder and graham crackers — the butter tart goes back at least to the 19th century.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2018

A baggage check turned up three packages of milk powder and three packages of custard powder in the woman’s possession.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 10, 2014

I ended up using custard powder, which makes that crunchy, squeaky snow sound.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2010

One dessertspoonful of flour, one packet of Allinson custard powder, 1 oz. of butter, 1 pint of milk, and sugar to taste.

From Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes by T. R. (Thomas Richard) Allinson

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