Like a lot of Southerners, food is my family’s love language, especially during the holidays when tastebud-triggered nostalgia packs an even stronger emotional punch. With a bite of oyster pie, I can ...

Tangy, pungent, rich and tart. These are the words that describe my new favorite custard pie -- boiled cider. When I first came across a recipe for boiled cider pie, it piqued my curiosity more than ...

Fresh fruit season is still upon us, and several readers sent inhints for using up the various juicy crops coming our way. Nancy Vitzthum of Fallbrook wrote to tell me her way to prolongthe season and ...

For Nancy Green, of Surf City, one of her favorite holiday dishes isn't something she cooked up herself. It's a recipe that has been handed down through her father's side of the family since before ...

I love a good food story from friends and readers. My friend, co-worker and great cook, Veanna Roberson, tells me her family cannot imagine a Christmas without boiled custard. It is anticipated by the ...

Colonial custard Elizabeth Sullivan reported that Kroger on Virginia Beach Boulevard and GW Marketplace in Ghent carry the eggnog-like drink. The Marketplace packages it as colonial custard and Kroger ...

In the Appalachian Mountains, Old Christmas is celebrated until Jan. 6, the date marking the fabled arrival of the Wise Men to Bethlehem. Throughout the season, there’s something of a roving Christmas ...

1/2 gal. milk 2 heaping Tbsp. flour 2 c. sugar 2 Tbsp. vanilla 6 eggs Mix all ingredients, except milk and vanilla, in blender. Cook in large, heavy saucepan with milk until thick. When cool, add ...

My family gets together around food. We like our tables groaning with dishes, and our dessert table is actually larger than our food table. We don’t apologize for that. Boiled custard has always been ...