Tin, Crosse & Blackwell

Datasheet
Type of object
Tin
Origin
Great Britain
Technique and material

Tinning, paper

Date
After 1952
Dimensions
10.5 x 7.7 cm

Unlike the traditional recipe for custard, this manufactured version does not contain any eggs. Food colourings were probably used to give this custard its golden hue. Similar additives such as betacarotene (E160a) and annatto (E160b) are very often used nowadays too.