[Food] When was the last time you had blancmange?

[The Mole]

I remember at university my mate was booking a band for a gig at his hall. He tried to book Blancmange but they backed out, so he had to settle for a band playing their first gig… the Eurythmics…. Some you win!

 

[Red Squirrel]

we were never told what pudding would be until we finished our plates. Ice cream = Nirvana, Tinned Peaches = Joy, Banana Custard = Contentment, Blancmange = Meltdown.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Blancmange is foul. Angel delight is foul. But they are not the same thing.

 

[dazzer6666]

Thanks @Bozza, now going to have to go and buy some blancmange. Probably still got the rabbit mould somewhere in the kitchen too. Might grab a tin of Carnation while I’m at it

 

[maltaseagull]

I had Blancmange at school dinners pre 1967.
I haven't missed it a bit.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Probably about 10 years ago.

I had a real nostalgic hankering for it having regularly had it in the 80’s for school dinner and at home. Pleaded with my other half that we have it some time - we did and I swore to never eat the muck again! Absolutely vile stuff!

 

[Deleted member 37369]

My grandmother used to make it (yes, from a packet) every week. I loved it, especially strawberry. I had as much evaporated milk on it as I was allowed.

I liked it!

Yep … that’s how I used to have mine when my mum made it … and the skin

 

[Midget]

And there was me thinking the international break threads were over...

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Used to just call it rabbit.

 

[herecomesaregular]

I had chicken blancmange dessert in Istanbul, 2012, on my 40th birthday. And it was tasty. A local speciality.

 

[BadFish]

I went to a blancmange party once. The shit was bloody everywhere.

I bet the house stunk the next day.

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[WATFORD zero]

Junior School, 50 odd years ago.

I think I may have to go and find some now

 

[Midget]

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Used to just call it rabbit.

Omg we had that exact rabbit mould and used to do the green jelly thing too. I think it was on one of those recipe cards you collected in a box from good housekeeping or something. Wow.

 

[5Ways Gull]

Probably not since junior school. So nearly 50 years ago!

Angel Delight on the other hand, still have it occasionally as a guilty treat/pleasure.

Crushed ginger nuts base, butterscotch Angel Delight and tinned peaches

My mum used to make a "Black forest trifle". It was a layer of chocolate swiss roll, a layer of cherry pie filling on top of that, all topped of with chocolate angel delight. Loved it at the time.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Primary school was the last time I saw it, but always opted for cornflake tart & custard or rice pudding with a dollop of jam in the middle. I actually had an Oliver Twist moment with the cornflake tart once.

 

[Titanic]

A poor man's Panna Cotta.

The skin, as on a rice pudding, is quite delicious.

 

[BN9 BHA]

I only opened the thread to see if this had been posted, I’m surprised it took until post #20 though

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

A poor man's Panna Cotta.

The skin, as on a rice pudding, is quite delicious.

But a scalpel was needed to make an incision in a blancmange skin

 

[BadFish]

But a scalpel was needed to make an incision in a blancmange skin

You are supposed to take the rabbit mould off first.

 

[Live by the sea]

Asking for a friend.

It’s very 80’s a bit like spam & prawn cocktail thankfully food menus have moved on !