Deadly fats: why are we still eating them?". The Independent. London. 10 June 2008 . Retrieved 26 April 2010. That might well be handy and convenient for those that consume animal products but it is rather problematic for vegans. Interestingly, though, if we look at the ingredients for Bird’s Original Custard Powder (the more traditional version, in other words), there are no milk-derived ingredients: Bird’s Original Custard Powder Ingredients (Vegan)

Note that when making custard using traditional custard powder, you are instructed to add a certain volume of milk (and usually sugar too). But “instant” varieties of custard powder tend to require simply the addition of hot water. Water is, of course, vegan, so should vegans opt for instant custard powder? What Stops Custard Powder from Being Vegan? As dairy milk is not vegan, anything containing milk from cows (or any other animals for that matter) would also not be vegan. Some custard powders, and especially those labelled as “instant”, contain some derivative of milk. Because you are only adding water, the milk, always some form of dairy-based ingredient, is already incorporated into the powder. For instance, Bird’s Instant Custard contains the following ingredients: Bird’s Instant Custard Ingredients (Not Vegan)Dyer, Peter (2005) Tintagel: a portrait of a parish. Cambridge: Cambridge Books. ISBN 0-9550097-0-7; p. 360 Sugar, Whey Powder (from Milk), Modified Maize Starch, Palm Oil, Palm Fat, Milk Proteins, Anti-Caking Agent (Silicon Dioxide), Flavourings, Colour (Annatto Norbixin) Minimum life based on 'use-by' date of product. Average life based on last week's deliveries. Life guarantee shown based on delivery tomorrow with the Life guarantee starting the following day. After he discovered his custard was popular, Bird formed Alfred Bird and Sons Ltd. in Birmingham. By 1843, the company was also making the newly invented baking powder and, by 1844, was promoting custard powder nationally. By 1895, the company was producing blancmange powder, jelly powder and egg substitute. In World War I, Bird's Custard was supplied to the British armed forces.

It is like regular custard powder in that it results in a custard sauce, but regular powder must have milk added to it and then be cooked in a pan.

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The original custard factory has long ceased to exist, but the larger factory Bird's opened in Gibb Street remains (production was relocated to Banbury in 1964, along with the factory gates, featuring the company logo), and has been adapted as the Custard Factory arts centre. [ citation needed] Ingredients [ edit ] Premier gobbles up Bird's Custard", BBC News. Article dated 10 December 2004, retrieved 14 March 2006.

Birds Instant Custard offers even the most useless cook an easy way to make delicious creamy custard! Simply boil the kettle and add hot water to the powder – simple as that!

Made with coconut oil, chicory root fibre, Peruvian carob and even a bit of fava bean protein for good measure, this vanilla custard from The Coconut Collaborative is nice enough. It arguably falls a little short on the texture and mouthfeel fronts, but it’s still a very passable custard. In 1958, the company acquired Monk and Glass, a rival custard powder manufacturer based in London. [8] Viner, Brian (13 July 2004). "King Arthur, Attila the Hun and BobMonkhouse". The Independent. Independent (The) . Retrieved 26 April 2010.