What i'd give for a tin of Birds Custard powder. The only type I can find here is the ready made stuff and it is so thin and runny it's like pouring water on apple pie or bananas.

Does anyone know where I can get good thick custard, even the supposedly thick custard is like pouring water. I haven't seen any tins of custard powder do they have them here?

Gillian

I rarely have trouble getting Birds Custard powder here. It's often available in the supermarket or failing that a good deli.

A good Australian brand of custard powder is Foster Clarks. I only use custard powder to make trifle and I can't tell the difference between their's and Bird's.

I'm a bit of a pudding whore. I find I can even buy custard in a milk carton pack which is as thick as my .....thick as my engine oil.

The things you can get from Amazon these days is ridiculous http://www.amazon.com/Birds-Custard-.../dp/B000JMBE7C

Actually Birds Custard Powder is cornflour based, so in theory just adding a bit more cornflour will thicken up any custard.

Was just going to say...especially as I made a cheese sauce with it only yesterday...

Coles down here in Tassie stock it, So might be worth if your local coles dont stock it, Go and have a word with the manager, It's quite funny the coles down here has a foreign foods section with bits from countrys around the world.
Gary

Nice Lady at customs last year told me If one of ingredients of an item you bring in is egg, it would not be allowed. We had my daughters favorite salad dressing,luckily it did not contain egg. I presume this would only apply to liquid items.

Hi, I just came back from the UK a few weeks ago. I brought in two packets of Young's curry sauce mix..... It's brill and I'm a mad curry fan. Wished i had brought in more now

Kim and Ken

6 tubs of Bisto - lucky thing... I bought back two large and 4 small about 3 months ago and we're running out now. Missing it already...

Going to have to go to the UK shop in Melbourne and spend $15 per pack on it. They make their money eh...

I was in a sweet/lolly shop in Smith Street here in Collingwood where I work and they had Chomp's. Love those things. These were, like the ones in the UK, marked at 15p. Cheap. Price here. $2.95. 30 cents at exchange rate. Plus mark-up! Blimey.

Not begrudging them at all, although this does seem very steep but it does show how this emmigrating lark can be bloody expeinsive if you let it...

Its also a handy tip to declare food stuffs , and then they will forget to check the brand new laptop, cell phone etc you bought on the way over for tax.

JTL

OMG I didn't think you'd be able to bring Bisto Gravy Granules in!!!

::: off to ring MIL who is coming out next week::::

She might have to bring a separate case for it all now!