On Mon 15 Sep 2008 03:16:47p, Mark Thorson told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> On Sun 14 Sep 2008 09:11:33p, Mark Thorson told us...
>>
>> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Then one might make an avocado "cheese" cake?
>> >
>> > I hadn't thought of that. That's a really good idea,
>> > especially for vegans. You're a genius!
>>
>> Uh, you might still need to use eggs. Well, mebbe not. I think the
taste
>> would be great, judging only by having eaten delicious avocado ice
cream.
>
> Algin or agar might do if the purpose is to help it set up,
> though avocado on its own should set up quite well. If the purpose
> of the egg is to be an emulsifier, soy lecithin would work as well.
>

In an ordinary cheesecake I think the egg serves both purposes, inasmuch as
it is a custard, of sorts. Since avocado seems to set up firmly, it might
only need some lecithin an an emulsifier. Never having cooked anything
vegan, I never thought of these alternatives.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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