THE soft white custard has the texture of overwhipped cream.

Whisk gently until thickened to a soft custard, 2 to 3 minutes.

Way downtown on the island of Manhattan, Custard Beach is providing a new sensation for many New Yorkers: genuine soft frozen custard.

Made much as it was on Coney Island in the 1920's, the soft, cold, creamy custard tastes exactly like it should but like nothing else.

Dishes like the soft white custard known as bean curd dregs, are not spicy, but warm and savory, with the comforting character of chicken soup.

The original store on East Eighth Street, where in 1994 Alan Silberman revived the Coney Island tradition of super-rich, soft frozen custard, closed last year.

Lightly cooked eggs as in soft custards, meringues and French toast may be risky for those with weakened immune systems: the elderly, cancer patients and people with AIDS.

First they had probed a long-handled silver spoon up his nostril and, without marking his head, scooped out the soft custard of the brains.

A rich trifle with soft custard mingling with dark red fruits.

It created a dreamy soft custard devoid of any bounce.