Blancmange

Ingredients

• 1 quart milk
• 0.5 ounce isinglass
• 1 handful almonds, beaten
• 2–3 bitter almonds
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 piece lemon peel
• 4 ounces white sugar
• strawberry juice (fresh)

Instructions

1. Heat the milk with the isinglass, beaten almonds, bitter almonds, bay leaves, and lemon peel until the isinglass is fully dissolved. Strain the milk into a basin through a fine sieve. Sweeten with white sugar. Pour into a mould and allow to set. If desired, the juice of fresh strawberries may be added for flavour.