Blanc Mange - American Recipe

Blanc Mange

🌍 American, American Home Cooking Difficulty: ●●○○○

🍳 Equipment: Double-boiler, Small bowl, Tablespoon, Mould

Classic American blanc mange — simple, satisfying home baking.

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 2½ tablespoons corn starch
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 egg—white only
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons cold milk

Method

1. Scald — the cup of milk in a double-boiler.
2. Mix — the sugar, corn-starch, salt, and two tablespoons of cold milk in a bowl.
3. Add — this mixture to the hot milk in the double-boiler, while stirring.
4. Stir — until the mixture thickens, then let it cook for fifteen minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Take — the boiler from the fire, and separate the top from the bottom.
6. Beat — the egg-white until stiff, and add it to the mixture in the boiler, beating it in well.
7. Add — the flavoring, pour into a mould, and chill.

Tags: corn, milk, egg, sugar · Source: The Plain Sailing Cook Book (1922)

Notes

Serve with plain cream or Custard Sauce (page 100).

Cross-References

• See (page 100)