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The webpage content discusses a food poetry entry focused on the classic dessert pairing of apple crumble with vanilla custard, highlighting its timeless appeal and variations, along with references to related poetry prompts and recipes.

Abstract

The article "Crumble’n’Custard from Heaven" delves into the author's passion for the traditional dessert combination of apple crumble and vanilla custard. It describes the dish's sensory appeal, noting the sweet-tart flavor of the apples contrasted with the buttery crumble and the smooth, creamy custard. The piece acknowledges various twists on the classic recipe, such as adding spices or different fruit combinations, while emphasizing the importance of maintaining the integrity of the vanilla custard. It also provides links to Jamie Oliver's recipes for both basic apple crumble and vanilla custard, suggesting that these staple recipes are accessible to cooks of all skill levels. The article is a response to a food poetry prompt by Lucy The Eggcademic and is part of a series of micropoetry writings, with a nod to other contributors who have participated in the prompt.

Opinions

  • The author expresses a strong personal preference for the classic, no-frills version of apple crumble and vanilla custard.
  • There is a clear appreciation for the dessert's ability to evoke nostalgia, with references to the dish being made by generations of family members.
  • The author suggests that the dessert pairing is particularly popular among men, implying a universally appealing quality that transcends gender.
  • The article conveys a sense of culinary purism when it comes to the custard, asserting that it should not be altered with additional flavors or ingredients.
  • The author endorses Jamie Oliver's recipes as reliable sources for home cooks looking to recreate the dessert.
  • There is an evident camaraderie and mutual respect among the food poetry community, as the author thanks fellow writers for their contributions and inspiration.

Food Poetry | Micropoetry | Twittle

Crumble’n’Custard from Heaven

Poetry prompt: Heavenly duo — a craving twittle

“Apple crumble” by m3cfa is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Apple crumble and vanilla custard

sweet, tart; thick, creamy

must resist the urge to gobble

savor the flavor; divine, dreamy

Apple crumble is a golden oldie. One of those old-fashioned desserts that grandma made — and great-grandma before her — and great-great-gr…. — you get the idea! But it only works if it has a good healthy (as in quantity — who cares about the calories?!) side-serve of rich, creamy custard.

Apple crumble and vanilla custard is what I call a heavenly duo. And I’m not the only one who thinks that. Guys, in particular, go weak at the knees over it. It’s the combination of the apple’s sweet-tart duality and the crumble’s buttery-starchy wholesomeness together with the custard’s silky, smooth texture that makes the duo so irresistible to the taste buds and guarantees you a one-way ticket to seventh heaven.

Some like to jazz up the dish by adding spices to the apple and/or crumble elements; others opt for a fruit combo — apple’n’rhubarb, apple’n’pear, apple’n’peach, apple’n’apricot are a few of the popular alternatives. The custard is the constant. Don’t mess with the custard! Vanilla. Thick. Creamy. Smooth as a baby’s behind!

For me, it’s the simple, classic, ‘no frills’ version that is the real winner. Here’s Jamie Oliver’s recipe for a basic apple crumble.

And here’s his recipe for vanilla custard. (Hint, if time/culinary skills are in short supply, packet mix custard or store-bought custard is a good back-up)

Thank you to Rochelle Silva for tagging me in this prompt. Here is her mouth-watering offering

And of course, let’s not forget the indomitable Lucy The Eggcademic (she/her) for dreaming up the Heavenly Duo food poetry prompt at The Brain is a Noodle and for publishing my little foray into food heaven.

A twittle, by the way, is a 100-letter, 4-line micropoem. Here’s another craving twittle I wrote recently.

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