“Ooh, we love custard, and my recipe is perfect.” “Wait no, I have the perfect custard!” “And here we are pretty sure our custard is the best ...”

I was chatting about this and that with a few friends, when we stumbled onto the seemingly-at-odds fact that we each had The Best Custard. As moms do, fueled both by culinary interest and family-feeding necessity, we had been swapping recipe ideas back and forth; up until this point, while we exhibited enthusiasm for particular dishes we enjoyed making, I don’t think anyone had claimed possession of the best version.

As soon as we hit on custard, however, something changed. All four of us chimed in matter-of-factly that the recipe we use is supreme. There was no antagonism or boasting, rather more humor and curiosity that we all felt so secure

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