"Winter can be a hard time for many people. The long, dark nights and cold temperatures can make getting out of bed more difficult, there's no doubt about it. But one thing that's arguably always worth getting up for, even in the winter months, is tasty, hearty comfort food. Over the years, people have created many different recipes that provide nourishment and warmth during the coldest season. Even in times of hardship, like during the Second World War, home cooks were creating winter classics."
"Custard has long been a winter staple, especially in England, where it has been eaten since at least the 1500s. It makes sense that the creamy, egg-based dessert comes from the United Kingdom, where winters are notoriously bleak, wet, and gray. Warm custard is the perfect antidote, with its velvety, indulgent consistency. One 1950s recipe, hailing from New Brunswick in Canada - also known for being extremely chilly in the winter months - describes how to make baked custard cups with eggs, warm milk, sugar, salt, vanilla, and nutmeg."
Long, dark winter nights and cold temperatures make seasonal comfort food especially valuable for warmth and nourishment. Home cooks developed many winter recipes over centuries, including during times of hardship such as the Second World War. Vintage dishes span vegetarian pies, hamburger soup, cheesy casseroles, pasta, and baked custard. Baked custard traces back to at least the 1500s in England and offers a velvety, indulgent texture suited to bleak winters. A 1950s New Brunswick recipe describes baked custard cups made with eggs, warm milk, sugar, salt, vanilla, and nutmeg, finished with cream or maple syrup.
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