"Vox Humana" > wrote in message >...
> "Reg" > wrote in message
> m...
> > N. Thornton wrote:
> > > "Pennyaline" > wrote in
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> > >>I'm curious. How long did it take the group to figure out that this is a
> > >>troll?

> > > It isnt. I want to make lemon curd pie without all the extra mucking
> > > about with giant double boilers and all that. And I want to make it
> > > with eggs so the protein content is higher. And I want to make it
> > > enormous so that the work input per serving is minimised.

> > You can make lemon curd without a double boiler. It's quicker and as
> > you point out, more convenient... once you get the hang of it. Stir it
> > constantly over a low flame and watch it closely.

ah, thanks, thats a possibility.


> As far as I'm concerned, Curd is juice, rind, butter, and eggs. Once you
> start putting in things like oatmeal and potato starch you don't have curd.

I was searching for an easier way to do it some while ago, and tried
the oat approach: the result is good, and very close to the
traditional egg version. Perhaps its more curdish than curd

Thanks for all your help - I'm clearer on the possible approaches to
this.


Regards, NT