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Karen ([personal profile] autumnia) wrote in [personal profile] rthstewart 2011-12-31 02:46 pm (UTC)

What was Emergency Cream???

It's something akin to frosting, I believe. It was probably used to glaze cakes and puddings if one didn't have/want to waste the good liquor or cream.

Emergency Cream
(Recipe from the Imperial War Museum's collection)

"Bring 1/2 pint of water to blood heat and melt 1 tbsp unsalted margarine in it. Sprinkle in 3 heaped tbsp household milk powder, beat well, then whisk thoroughly. Add 1 tsp sugar and 1 tsp vanilla. Leave to get cold."

Let me know if you want the wartime Christmas pudding recipe too.

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