On Fri, 10 May 2013 21:45:36 +0100, Janet > wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On Fri, 10 May 2013 16:24:08 +0100, Janet > wrote:
> >
> > > In article >,
> > > says...
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 10 May 2013 10:02:09 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "sf" > wrote in message
> > > > > ...
> > > > > > On Thu, 09 May 2013 13:16:54 -0400, jmcquown >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> While I'm sure there are some wonderful historica banana pudding recipes
> > > > > >> with some sort of homemade custard, the ones I encountered at pot-lucks
> > > > > >> called for Jell-O pudding. Um, no thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you ever stumble across a real from scratch (at least the pudding
> > > > > > part) recipe, please post it and ping me. I'd be interested in seeing
> > > > > > it. I've made chocolate and butterscotch puddings from scratch and
> > > > > > they were 100% better than anything from a box.
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you mean like an egg custard?
> > > > > --
> > > >
> > > > No, I mean a vanilla version of the cornstarch/cornflour based (no
> > > > egg) butterscotch and chocolate puddings I've made with success. It's
> > > > probably somewhere on the internet, but I've never taken the time to
> > > > find one mainly because I haven't had any reason to.
> > >
> > > Do you mean banana custard? Custard made with Birds Eye custard,
> > > banana sliced in. Classic nursery favourite
> > >
> > > http://pennysrecipes.com/2856/bananas-and-custard
> > >
> > It's not a custard. No egg what-so-ever.
>
> Birds Eye custard us a brand name, it contains no egg whatsoever; it's
> flavoured cornstarch and you cook it in milk.

Custard is made with milk, eggs, and sugar. I can't help that it's
another misused word in the UK. In any case, I found a recipe for
vanilla pudding and posted it. Ophelia says it's like your UK
blancmange.

> I mentioned it because you
> said you were looking for a cornflour custard.
>

I said previously that I wasn't interested in a boxed mix - we have
plenty of those over here. Thanks anyway.

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