FoodNet

Fish Moss Blanc Mange

From Original White House Cookbook, 1887

Serves 2

A delicate dish for an invalid.

Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 327. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

mSH MOSS BLANC BTANGE. A SMALL handful of moss (to be purchased at any drug store), wash it very carefully, and put it in one quart of milk on the fire. Let the milk simmer for about twenty minutes, or until the moss begins to dissolve. Then remove from the fire and strain through a fine sieve. Add two tablespoonfuls of sugar and half a teaspoonful of vanilla flavoring

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.