lemon curd

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lemon curd (countable and uncountable, plural lemon curds)

  1. A thick preserve made from lemons (juice and zest), egg yolk, butter and sugar.
    • 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 18:
      ‘Hi. I brought some lemon curd.’
      ‘Lemon curd!’ said Adrian. ‘And what was I saying only this minute, Tom?’ “If only we had some lemon curd for our guests.” You’re a mind-reader, Bollocks.’

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