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Cornflour Blancmange

From Gas cookery, 1885

A few drops of cochineal may be added if a pink colour is desired. Fruit blancmanges may be made by substituting Y2 pint of any fruit syrup, and only using Y2 pint of milk.

Presented as published in 1885. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from Gas cookery (1885) by Helen Edden, page 29. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Cornflour Blancmange. Ingredients. — 1 Y ozs. of Cornflour, 1 oz. Loaf Sugar, 1 pint of Milk, Yz teaspoonful of any Flavouring Essence

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