Talking about Puddings presents a collection of recipes of home-made puddings. The book describes cooking methods and preparation, dressing, and storage suggestions for each recipe. The text also provides recipes of traditional Christmas and winter puddings, fritters, pancakes and sweet omelets, creamy milk puddings, junkets and custards, and pies. The book covers recipes of other baked puddings, pies, tarts, flans, meringue delicacies, and lush cakes. Recipes of cheese or curd cakes and other delicacies made with cottage cheese and sour cream; cold sweets; ice cream and food with ice cream; and petits fours, friandises, and dessert biscuits are also provided. The book concludes by discussing useful fundamentals such as pastry-making, sweet sauces, flavorings and simple garnishes, handy measures, and British and American measures. Home cooks and professional chefs will find the book invaluable. Content: Inside Front Cover , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS , Page ix THE HOME-MADE FLAVOUR , Page xi CHAPTER 1 - IN THE CHRISTMAS TRADITION , Pages 1-10 CHAPTER 2 - THE INNER LINING , Pages 11-18 CHAPTER 3 - MADE IN A FRYING-PAN OR ALL ABOUT FRITTERS, PANCAKES AND SWEET OMELETS , Pages 19-26 CHAPTER 4 - CREAMY MILK PUDDINGS, JUNKETS AND CUSTARDS , Pages 27-36,36a,37 CHAPTER 5 - IN PRAISE OF FRUIT AND FRUIT SALADS , Pages 38-44,44a,45-50 CHAPTER 6 - THE HUMBLE COOKING APPLE , Pages 51-66 CHAPTER 7 - A MISCELLANY OF BAKED PUDDINGS , Pages 67-86 CHAPTER 8 - PIES, TARTS AND FLANS , Pages 87-108 CHAPTER 9 - CROWNED WITH MERINGUE AND OTHER MERINGUE DELICACIES , Pages 109-124 CHAPTER 10 - LUSH CAKES FOR THE DINNER TABLE , Pages 125-138 CHAPTER 11 - CHEESE OR CURD CAKES AND OTHER DELICACIES MADE WITH COTTAGE CHEESE AND SOUR CREAM , Pages 139-144 CHAPTER 12 - A GALAXY OF COLD SWEETS , Pages 145-172,172a,173-179 CHAPTER 13 - ICE-CREAM ON THE MENU , Pages 180-196 CHAPTER 14 - PETITS FOURS, FRIANDISES AND DESSERT BISCUITS , Pages 197-204 CHAPTER 15 - USEFUL FUNDAMENTALS PASTRY-MAKING, SWEET SAUCES, FLAVOURINGS AND SIMPLE GARNISHES, HANDY MEASURES, BRITISH AND AMERICAN MEASURES , Pages 205-215 INDEX , Pages 217-222
