Anyone heard of tomato custard?

eeyorerules

My aunt was giving me a recipe a while back for strawberry jam from an old cookbook she had and while I was having a flick through it I came across this recipe which caught my attention. I must say I haven't tried it yet but I wondered if anyone else has heard of it?

TOMATO CUSTARD

1/2 lb tomatoes
2 raw potatoes
1/2 onion
2 eggs
1/4 pint milk
2 slices bacon

Cut tomatoes in small pieces and put in the bottom of a greased pie dish.
Next put finely chopped onion, then bacon pieces, next raw potatoes (grated). Add milk to beaten eggs and mix well. Pour on top and bake in moderate oven 40 - 50 minutes.

cuca

No but it sounds good! I wonder if you would serve it with a meal as as a meal with salad etc ?

Thanks, will take note of the recipe.

ebonylight

What would you have this with? Meat, fish etc?

pol

I think it would come out like a fritatta, so would go well with salad, rice or chips. I'm going to try this later in the week, thanks.

pol

wannabe_sybil

Thank you - I now know what to do for tea!

Aspiring

Tomato Custard Rhyme: http://forums.doyouremember.co.uk/other-nostalgic-stuff/1352-cold-tomato-custard-beware-if-you-read.html

Similar recipe (with nutritional info): http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20080909/ai_n28088190/

New Zealand version with fish (circa 1939): http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Gov14_04Rail-t1-body-d18-d5-d7.html

A richer version using double cream (Church Times - included as part of a lunch menu): http://www.ws2.churchtimes.web.baigent.net/content.asp?id=21935

jonny2510

eeyorerules wrote: »

Pour on top and bake in moderate oven 40 - 50 minutes.

Excuse my ignorance but what temperature is moderate? (in oC)

I think I'm gonna give this a try, if nothing else so when the DW asks what's for tea, I can say Tomato Custard.

I may even server it with beef crumble!

eeyorerules

Thanks Aspiring for the very interesting links - even though some (the rhyme) were somewhat less appetising than the rest!! I never thought that tomato custard would turn up anywhere else. When I am back with my aunt I must try and find if there is a date anywhere on the cookbook.

Jonny2510 - I just copied the recipe word for word but I take it that a moderate temperature would be around about the middle -180 C. It was the post about the beef crumble that reminded me of this recipe and made me look it out. Maybe they are meant to be together!!

champys

Looks like a nice one for the Remoska to me. I'm going to try this too! Thanks for posting it.

jonny2510

eeyorerules wrote: »

Jonny2510 - I just copied the recipe word for word but I take it that a moderate temperature would be around about the middle -180 C. It was the post about the beef crumble that reminded me of this recipe and made me look it out. Maybe they are meant to be together!!

Thankyou!

Aspiring

eeyorerules wrote: »

- - - - - - When I am back with my aunt I must try and find if there is a date anywhere on the cookbook.

Jonny2510 - I just copied the recipe word for word but I take it that a moderate temperature would be around about the middle -180 C. It was the post about the beef crumble that reminded me of this recipe and made me look it out. Maybe they are meant to be together!!

Please could you let us know the name and author of the book too? It does sound a very interesting book