lemon curd

noun

: a custard made with lemon juice, butter, sugar, and eggs and used as a spread or filling

Examples of lemon curd in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The chocolate mousse with blood orange chocolate and lemon curd is the ideal way to finish. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 The towering cake, made by Confectionery Designs located in Rehoboth, Mass., featured a lemon pound cake with raspberry cream filling, a chocolate pound cake with vanilla bean filling and strawberries, plus a layer of lemon curd. Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024 Also in my job description is scooping homemade jam—strawberry thyme balsamic, raspberry red wine vinegar, and lemon curd—into dozens of small dipping cups. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024 This is an exemplary single malt with notes of dark chocolate, black pepper, and lemon curd. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for lemon curd 

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Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lemon curd was in 1895

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“Lemon curd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lemon%20curd. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

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