Blancmange - a memory
@allknowing (130292)
India
July 26, 2018 9:21am CST
Blancmange used to be a frequent dessert which I used to make during the early days of my marriage. We had just bought a fridge - something not many owned those days and I would leave no recipe that required to be refrigerated.
Of those recipes Blancmange was the easiest We used to get ready-made Blancmange powder.
I call it a memory as these days I do not make it.
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@RasmaSandra (74114)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jul 18
It looks good. Never heard of it before.
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@RasmaSandra (74114)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Jul 18
@LadyDuck now that rings a bell. I have had it at restaurants but never tried to make it.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
26 Jul 18
It was corn flour and milk that was in the blancmange that I made. I used to add colour and sometimes some cocoa. We got ready made packets that I used. Most recipes I read on the Net are with corn flour
The simplest of puddings And most healthful. Elegant served with blackberries And/or syrup. Eaten in the classic novel Little Women.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
27 Jul 18
@LadyDuck For me it is the British influence 
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@LadyDuck (460346)
• Switzerland
27 Jul 18
@allknowing I followed the ancient French recipe "Blanc Manger" (that means eat white), no colour and no corn flour. Most French recipes, mixed almond powder to the milk before boiling to give a nice almond taste to the final dessert.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
27 Jul 18
I used to be quite a regular making it and nowadays I have not
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
28 Jul 18
@jaboUK That shows it existed in those good old ancient days (lol)
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
27 Jul 18
@allknowing I don't remember ever making it myself, but my mother and grandmother did.
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@DianneN (247216)
• United States
31 Jul 18
@allknowing No, it depends on the ingredients, but still didn't care for it.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
26 Jul 18
It is made from corn flour, milk and sugar. Some add gelatin.
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@Ntan822 (530)
• Israel
26 Jul 18
@allknowing
Doesn't sound like the most healthy thing in the world 
We are a healthy house unfortunately 
Maybe i'll try it someday when everyone asleep! 
We are a healthy house unfortunately Maybe i'll try it someday when everyone asleep! 1 person likes this
@allknowing (130292)
• India
26 Jul 18
@Ntan822 That is the problem with hypochondriacs - anything once in a way should be fine Don't you think? (lol)
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@popciclecold (35606)
• United States
27 Jul 18
It looks good. But I never heard of it..
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