[Sca-cooks] "Custard" Crust?

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

Also sprach <kingstaste at mindspring.com>:
>I just saw a factoid on "Good Eats" that said before 1600, the word
>"custard" refered to the crust and not the filling.  I've never seen this,
>does anybody recognize this referenc?
>Christianna

It's probably based on some of the 14th and 15th century English 
recipes for "crustade". Which, conveniently, have a crust.

I'm not sure if the derivation is as... linear... as they've interpreted it.

Adamantius

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