blancmange -strange way to eat it?

CharlieRabbit01

I've never eaten set blancmange, my mum always cooked it till thick like custard then into a bowl with grated shortbread on top.

Anyone else had it like this?

VfM4meplse

No!

My mum would serve with raspberries and a dash of TipTop. Those were the days

Edwardia

My paternal grandmother only ever bought the white blancmange because she thought that was the original one. As she didn't understand what my father's high cholesterol meant, she made the white blancmange without sugar so it was doubly vile.

I don't remember it being set, because it was always served on top of tinned mandarin oranges. Haven't had either since

Looking back I don't think she could actually cook. We only ever had salad plus tinned fruit with blancmange, every other Sunday if not abroad travelling.

Thanks for the food nightmare CharlieRabbit01

BargainBee2111

No but it sounds delicious!

daisiegg

Set and cold. Or warm, thick like custard, with ice cream! DELICIOUS. Making me want blancmange now!

CharlieRabbit01

Edwardia wrote: »

My paternal grandmother only ever bought the white blancmange because she thought that was the original one. As she didn't understand what my father's high cholesterol meant, she made the white blancmange without sugar so it was doubly vile.

I don't remember it being set, because it was always served on top of tinned mandarin oranges. Haven't had either since

Looking back I don't think she could actually cook. We only ever had salad plus tinned fruit with blancmange, every other Sunday if not abroad travelling.

Thanks for the food nightmare CharlieRabbit01

Ewww I made the strawberry without sugar by mistake but got away with it as I had extra short bread!

Sorry about the nightmares

CharlieRabbit01

daisiegg wrote: »

Set and cold. Or warm, thick like custard, with ice cream! DELICIOUS. Making me want blancmange now!

Set and cold... Does that taste like milk jelly?

With ice cream sounds yummy!

betterlife

we have it in a trifle instead of custard, so sponge fingers, jelly, blancmange, then dream topping (or double cream whipped up with icing sugar) yum yum x

iammumtoone

I always make it set. I have never heard of eating it like custard, do you just make it the same and eat hot before it sets? I will have to try that I bet its nice.

daisiegg

CharlieRabbit01 wrote: »

Set and cold... Does that taste like milk jelly?

With ice cream sounds yummy!

Erm I don't know what milk jelly is but I do know that set and cold is how you are 'meant' to have blancmange!

CharlieRabbit01

betterlife wrote: »

we have it in a trifle instead of custard, so sponge fingers, jelly, blancmange, then dream topping (or double cream whipped up with icing sugar) yum yum x

Oooh another interesting idea.