To think apple crumble should definitely be served with custard?

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Not either fresh cream or ice cream, but lovely hot warm custard.

Out for a lovely meal last night and just to stuff my face more end the night perfectly I ordered apple crumble. The waitress asked me if I would like cream or ice cream with it. I wanted custard, they don't serve custard with Apple crumble, or indeed any of their puddings

Outrageous! Unacceptable isn't it?

I agree that rhubarb crumble is better than apple crumble. It's better than plum crumble too.

I'm a custard slut, I like Birds custard/Madagascan/homemade custard.

I think the story behind Bird's custard is quite romantic. Mrs Bird had an egg allergy so Mr Bird devised an egg free custard for her to eat.

A husband who finds solutions to your pudding problems is a keeper.

Yabu....ice cream only. Nothing else will do

Ice cream!

Home made custard for me every time

Custard and cream for me - yum!

Koala bastarding bastards

Back to the question, custard in winter, ice cream in summer, cream on inbetweenie days

Aww squoosh is that true? What a lovely story shame the result was so nasty
MIL calls Birds her homemade custard

It is Notso! Alfred Bird invented it in 1837. Apparently it wasn't originally intended for sale, he just wanted his wife to have some egg free custard with her crumble!

I like Birds, it's nowhere near as gorgeous as homemade, but I have a soft spot all the same.

It is a lovely thing to do.

Just chucking this in for an idea but I make little fill tart cases baked in the oven with slightly caramelised fruit (defrosted frozen summer berries or stewed apples are divine) with a dollop of custard on the top of the fruit which is then baked inside the tart. Like a funky jam tart. Crunchy, fruity, custardy AND you can eat them hot I.e. hot custard or cold!

Think I solved the custard temperature issue!

Apple crumble with icecream, double cream and custard sounds good to me.

Even better if it's apple and blackberry.

I add home made toffee sauce with mine. I don't like custard or cream AT ALL!

mmm - sounds nice Faye - how do you make toffee sauce ?