Blancmange

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

anyone know how to get Blancmange to set solid? mine always semi-sets.....

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are you using skimmed milk?

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

semi skimmed, its solid to about 3/4 of the way through, then its still mushy liquid, its been in the fridge all night

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

well, not solid solid, sort of hard soft of you know what i mean

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

use whole milk mate

Level 9 User Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 435

Lol i wouldnt even know what your talking about!!!

Chris i think you should make me some since you seem to know how Razz

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

I don't my mum and gran were handy and I got the answer from them.

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

tech article?

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

on the same kind of subject, jelly, takes about 18 times as long to set now as it did when they had gelatine in it as the setting ingredigent (hence the name jelly)

But they have removed gelatine and replaced it with a non animal based product so that thier product can also be enjoyed by vegetarians.

Gelatine of course is made from the boiled bones, skins and tendons of animals.

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And red food colouring - 'cochineal', is made from crushed beetles Wink

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

Burgers are made from MINCED animals!

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they are ?

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Razz

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

They probably are!

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

God I love burgers.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

yeah burgers are great

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

anyone done milk jelly before? thats quite tasty, but there is a knack to that.....

i will try whole milk and see if thats solves the problem.... thought i may be boiling the milk to quickly or something silly like that. one of the few desserts i can eat and enjoy without being ill, like burgers, i have to have 100% beef burgers, not tesco/asda/etc own crap

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:12 am

I have a chef in the family so thats cool. Why dont you just buy the blooomonge if you cant get it right.

"If you cant get it right first time, give up and let some other bugger do it"

Thats the moto I live by! Ask the missus! Wink

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

i buy it in packet form

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

UPDATE............ just made another batch using organic whole milk from Waitrose and its now in the fridge, so i await the results ...........

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

I bought Angel Delight yesterday....mmmmmmmm

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

well, its an improvement, but i think i wont put it in the fridge next time, maybe cooling it too quick.........