2nd time lucky

I made custard.

And it worked this time.

Hurrah!

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's recipe from River Cottage Everday worked beautifully - it thickened up to a lovely yellow gloop without going lumpy or curdled.

Excellent - that's one more cookery-standard off the 'find a decent recipe' list.

I cheated though - we had it with shop-bought bread pudding. It was home-baked from the organic deli, but nonetheless a bit of a cop-out!