curd
1. When it coagulates, milk separates into a semisolid portion (curd) and a watery liquid (
WHEY ).
CHEESE is made from the curd. 2. A creamy mixture made from juice (usually lemon, lime or orange), sugar, butter and egg yolks. The ingredients are cooked togetheruntil the mixture becomes quite thick. When cool, the lemon (or lime or orange) curd becomes thick enough to spread and is used as atopping for breads and other baked goods. Various flavors of curd are available commercially in gourmet markets and some supermarkets.
© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER'S
COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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