Clouted Cream Old Elizabethan Dessert Recipe

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Clouted Cream Old Elizabethan Dessert Recipe

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Clouted Cream Old Elizabethan Dessert Recipe
Take Milk that was milked in the morning, and scald it at noon; it must have a reasonable fire under it, but not too rash, and when it is scalding hot, that you see little Pimples begin to rise, take away the greatest part of the Fire, then let it stand and harden a little while, then take it off, and let it stand until the next day, covered, then take it off with a Skimmer.

The above Old dessert recipe for Clouted Cream is written in totally different way to today's recipe books.

There were no lists of ingredients - these were included as part of the text
Food and ingredient measurements were extremely basic - quantities were not often specified.
Temperature control was difficult and therefore not specified.
Cooking times were vague - and left to the cook to decide.
It was assumed that the reader would already have some knowledge of cooking

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