Maizena Blanc Mange

Ingredients

• a quarter of a pound of maizena
• three pints of milk
• a quarter of a pound of white sugar
• some lemon rind, sliced or grated

Method

1. 1

   Put two and a half pints of milk on to boil, and wet the corn starch or maizena with the remaining half pint.

2. 2

   When the milk boils, add the sugar and lemon rind.

3. 3

   Let this boil a little, then stir in the mixed maizena.

4. 4

   When cooked five minutes, pour into moulds or bowls; wet the bowls first with cold water to prevent sticking.

5. 5

   When firm and cold, eat with cream or stewed fruit.

As published

This recipe was extracted from La cuisine creole (1885) by Lafcadio Hearn, page 68. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MAIZENA BLANO MANGE. This can be made with maizena, corn starch, or potato flour, but maizena is préférable. Take a quarter of a pound of maizena and three pints of milk. Put two and a half pints of the milk on to boil, and wet the cora starch or maizena with the remaining half pint. When the milk boils add to it (or better before it boils), h quarter of a pound of white sugar and some lemon rind, sliced or grated

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