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Irish-Moss Blancmange

From The universal cookery book, 1887

Serve with sugar and cream.

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

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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The universal cookery book (1887) by Gertrude Strohm, page 89. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Irish-Moss Blancmange. Pick over carefully one teacupful of Irish moss ; wash it first in saleratus-water, then rinse it several times in fresh ; put it in a tin bucket, with one quart of milk ; cover closely, and set in a pot of boiling water. Let it stand until the milk begins to thicken, then strain through a fine sieve, and sweeten with powdered sugar ; flavor with lemon or vanilla

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