Custard is a harsh mistress

[BlackShanglan]

You can coax her, stroke her, pet her and cosset her, lavish the costliest ingrediants and most subtle essences upon her, and she'll only smile a coy smile. Sometimes she'll turn into custard, and sometimes she'll decline any further effort than being yellow cream.

Turn your back on the bitch for an instant, though, and you've got scrambled eggs in milk.

Shanglan

 

[Goldie Munro]

You can coax her, stroke her, pet her and cosset her, lavish the costliest ingrediants and most subtle essences upon her, and she'll only smile a coy smile. Sometimes she'll turn into custard, and sometimes she'll decline any further effort than being yellow cream.

Turn your back on the bitch for an instant, though, and you've got scrambled eggs in milk.

Shanglan

Oh yes but the attention and caressing is so worth it - don't you think?

 

[CharleyH]

I always thought scrambled eggs with a touch of milk meant SEX. Well, it does in the movies. In milk, well, hm.

 

[yui]

Custard's Last Stand

You can coax her, stroke her, pet her and cosset her, lavish the costliest ingrediants and most subtle essences upon her, and she'll only smile a coy smile. Sometimes she'll turn into custard, and sometimes she'll decline any further effort than being yellow cream.

Turn your back on the bitch for an instant, though, and you've got scrambled eggs in milk.

Shanglan

That was the most erotic thing I've read all day.

And it made me hungry, too. http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/japan/75639.gif

 

[Guest]

 

[Goldie Munro]

I always thought scrambled eggs with a touch of milk meant SEX. Well, it does in the movies. In milk, well, hm.

Oh yes - especially if smoked salmon id involved!

 

[CharleyH]

Oh yes - especially if smoked salmon id involved!

NOW we're talking!

Edit to add: I agree with Yui on the first paragraph. Though the scampled eggs made me smile

 

[Guest]

You can coax her, stroke her, pet her and cosset her, lavish the costliest ingrediants and most subtle essences upon her, and she'll only smile a coy smile. Sometimes she'll turn into custard, and sometimes she'll decline any further effort than being yellow cream.

Turn your back on the bitch for an instant, though, and you've got scrambled eggs in milk.

Shanglan

It's all in the temperature and wrist action.

 

[BlackShanglan]

Never had that problem Shanglan. Gotta watch your egg/liquid ratio - you using just yolks, whole eggs or some combination? But you are correct - gotta watch her constantly, devote your full attention and never stop stirring. Also, you need to achieve a boil to get the maximum viscosity.

You can also try baking in a water bath (for creme caramel and creme brulee).

I'm going from an Isabella Beeton revision that has two whole eggs and two yolks plus two tablespoons sugar and 2 tsp. cornstarch to 1 3/4 cups milk. It all sounds right, but it played the tricky bitch in the heating process. I gave in at pouring consistancy - it was starting to get some tiny flakes, and I knew it was about to scramble on me.

Faithless wench.

I do quite like baked custard, but I was looking for a creamier consistancy here - it's a saffron custard going with sliced mango.

Shanglan

 

[shereads]

Turn your back on the bitch for an instant, though, and you've got scrambled eggs in milk.

< gag >

Yes, I remember. That's one of the top three reasons why I don't make custard.

 

[Guest]

 

[BlackShanglan]

Sounds yummy anyway. The ratios look right, so if it's a little thin, just call it mangos with saffron custard sauce. Who's to know?

*grin* That was my plan

(Wait. Damnit. SO sometimes reads AH. Ah, bollocks.)

Go eat your curried short ribs and be grateful for them.

 

[CharleyH]

I'm going from an Isabella Beeton revision that has two whole eggs and two yolks plus two tablespoons sugar and 2 tsp. cornstarch to 1 3/4 cups milk. It all sounds right, but it played the tricky bitch in the heating process. I gave in at pouring consistancy - it was starting to get some tiny flakes, and I knew it was about to scramble on me.

Faithless wench.

I do quite like baked custard, but I was looking for a creamier consistancy here - it's a saffron custard going with sliced mango.

Shanglan

Always make sure there is cold water in pan when baking. Otherwise it over heats. Also, leaving the eggs out for 20 helps. Low temp is best, and cornstarch RUINS EVERYTHING. Just a cooking thought tip from one in the know.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

You can coax her, stroke her, pet her and cosset her, lavish the costliest ingrediants and most subtle essences upon her, and she'll only smile a coy smile. Sometimes she'll turn into custard, and sometimes she'll decline any further effort than being yellow cream.

Turn your back on the bitch for an instant, though, and you've got scrambled eggs in milk.

Shanglan

Play your cards right and with a little luck she might be transformed into, flan. And that's a very good thing.

Rumple foreskin

 

[Remec]

You can coax her, stroke her, pet her and cosset her, lavish the costliest ingrediants and most subtle essences upon her, and she'll only smile a coy smile. Sometimes she'll turn into custard, and sometimes she'll decline any further effort than being yellow cream.

Turn your back on the bitch for an instant, though, and you've got scrambled eggs in milk.

Heh...try making savory toasted cheese sometimes....<g>

 

[CharleyH]

Meant to say in last post, Creme Brulee is the BITCH, custard is an easy tart.

 

[NoJo]

It's all in the temperature and wrist action.

I've got a temperature, and no stength in my wrist.

 

[NoJo]

Meant to say in last post, Creme Brulee is the BITCH, custard is an easy tart.

Creme Brulee is my favorite of favorite desserts, my ideal woman. I keep a blowtorch handy.

 

[minsue]

I love you people.

 

[Guest]

 

[NoJo]

Creme Brulee has never given me heartache. Cakes (not from a box), on the other hand, are my deamons.

That's cause you're a man's man.

 

[CharleyH]

Creme Brulee is my favorite of favorite desserts, my ideal woman. I keep a blowtorch handy.

Ahh, and yet Miss souffle' is the muther of, dare I say . . . cunts?

Done them all and take that anywhere your filthy mind can imagine, I hope!

 

[Guest]

I've got a temperature, and no stength in my wrist.

I wish I could work your whisk for you, but, alas, you will have to make do with runny custard.

 

[NoJo]

I wish I could work your whisk for you, but, alas, you will have to make do with runny custard.

God, I just realized my life is one big school dinner.

 

[Guest]

God, I just realized my life is one big school dinner.

Oh yuk! It has lumps in it, too?