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Default Attn Janet et al: Grapenut Custard

On Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 8:32:29 PM UTC-5, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 1/24/2015 5:43 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2015-01-24 18:17, notbob wrote:
> >> On 2015-01-24, Dave Smith > wrote:
> >>
> >>> That sounds like a lot of sugar for that much milk and eggs.
> >>
> >> Yeah, I can't imagine that is correct. One cup of sugar to one cup of
> >> grapenuts?? That'd gag a maggot.
> >>
> >>

> >
> > You are I are going to be accused of dumping on a posted recipe, but...
> > it is a hell of a lot of sugar IMO. I know that custards will set with
> > less.
> >

> If I decide to make it, it will have much less sugar.
>
> --
> From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas


I rechecked and that's how it's written - by hand. The recipe is decades old, and I KNOW I cut the sugar down to about a 1/2 cup when I make it. Sorry to have misled.