What is the difference between lemon curd and lemon cheese. I do know.?

Answer 1

lemon cheese is made with butter
lemon curd is made with margarine.

Answer 2

No difference. Lemon curd = lemon cheese.

A curd is: " A creamy mixture made from juice (usually lemon, lime or orange), sugar, butter and egg yolks. The ingredients are cooked together until the mixture becomes quite thick. When cool, the lemon (or lime or orange) curd becomes thick enough to spread and is used as a topping for breads and other baked goods. Various flavors of curd are available commercially in gourmet markets and some supermarkets.


--Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, fromThe New Food Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst"
http://web.foodnetwork.com/food/web/encyclopedia/termdetail/0,,1885,00.html

"lemon curd, lemon cheese (a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar)" http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lemon%20cheese
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Other source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_curd

Answer 3

Lemon Curd-a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar
Prepared lemon curd may be purchased at many supermarkets. It is usually found near the jams and jellies.
Recipe origin: United Kingdom

* 2 sticks unsalted butter
* ½ cup fresh lemon juice, strained through a sieve
* ½ sugar
* 3 egg yolks




Procedure

1. In a double boiler (one pot set inside a larger pot that contains about 2 inches of boiling water), melt the butter with the lemon juice and sugar, stirring until all the sugar dissolves.
2. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, stirring constantly.
3. Keep stirring until the mixture is as thick as yogurt (about 15 minutes).
4. Pour the mixture through a sieve into a bowl.
5. Cover with plastic wrap, making sure the plastic wrap touches the surface of the lemon curd to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until cool.
6. Serve on toast or fill purchased miniature tart shells with it.

Serves 12 to 15. Serve with tea.
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Lemon Cheese-a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar
Synonym: lemon curd

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
2 lemons
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon butter



1. Combine the juice of the two lemons and the sugar.
2. Grate about a tablespoon of lemon rind and add.
3. Bring to a boil in a pot.
4. Beat the 3 eggs til thickened.
5. Pour a small amount of the hot lemon mixture into the eggs, beating continuously.
6. Continue adding the hot lemon mix until it has all been added.
7. Take care to add it slowly so as not to curdle the eggs.
8. Cook on low heat until mixture is thickened.
9. Remove from the heat and add vanilla and butter.
10. Mix.
11. Place in a sterilized jar and refrigerate immediately.

Answer 4

about 3 points on a scrabble board or £1 a jar lol. i cant tell the difference between the product. : )