Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Were they drunk again? lol Flan is supposedly an open pastry filled with cheese, custard, or fruit, so the chances for gelatin are reasonably high, to keep the filling in place. Your avoidance was warranted, I'd guess, although obviously it would depend on each baker's choices. I'd not necessarily trust this drunkard, anyway. On Sunday, January 4, 2004, at 11:21 AM, wrote: > Last night we got together with some of that same crew > to play dominoes, and she brought a flan dessert. > She said it was some box mix for flan, and it looks > susiciously like it contained geletin, so I avoided it. > I don't really know what is in homemade flan anyway. > Anyone know if it is vegetarian? > > ~ PT ~ > Political correctness has *always* been a tyrant and *NEVER* a friend. The *only* thing that was ever good about political correctness was that it was a nice butt for jokes. In my case, unless I am spoofing political correctness, I either ignore it or tell the person trying to push it that they are a quarter-wit for believing that pc has any place in a democratic society. --Marty Cantor, Fan Deluxe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 , The Stewarts <stews9@c...> wrote: > Were they drunk again? lol > > Flan is supposedly an open pastry filled with cheese, custard, or fruit, > so the chances for gelatin are reasonably high, to keep the filling in > place. Cheese is another interesting one. I know that much of it contains animal rennet, so is not even vegetarian. So, if it was made with cheese containing animal rennet, you also did the right thing! > > Your avoidance was warranted, I'd guess, although obviously it would > depend on each baker's choices. I'd not necessarily trust this drunkard, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 I don't think your idea of flan is the same as what was served. Flan is sort of like a round custard, sort of creamy, yet has a geletin-like consistency. Over top it is poured a sort of thin caramel sauce topping. Reminded me of a " lite " cheesecake, and it is a popular Cuban dessert dish. One lady asked if she used a Jello brand mix to prepare it, so when I heard that I just avoided it as most Jello brand items as a rule contain geletin. The lady that made the flan said she used a Mexican brand mix she found in the Hispanic food's section. I have to know what is in it before I'll eat anything at a buffet. ~ PT ~ Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. ~George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), novelist (1819-1880) ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~~> , The Stewarts <stews9@c...> wrote: > Flan is supposedly an open pastry filled with cheese, custard, or fruit, > so the chances for gelatin are reasonably high, to keep the filling in > place. > > Your avoidance was warranted, I'd guess, although obviously it would > depend on each baker's choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 I just made flan for christmas day dessert, and all it had in it was eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla. The sugar is heated in the baking pan first, until it melts and carmelizes, then the remaining ingredients are beat together and poured on top. The baking dish is set into a larger pan full of water and it is baked in the oven for nearly an hour. Then it is chilled and when inverted, the carmel sauce makes a nice topping over the custard. Ellen , " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll> wrote: > > I don't think your idea of flan is the same as what was > served. Flan is sort of like a round custard, sort of creamy, > yet has a geletin-like consistency. Over top it is poured a > sort of thin caramel sauce topping. Reminded me of a " lite " > cheesecake, and it is a popular Cuban dessert dish. > One lady asked if she used a Jello brand mix to prepare it, > so when I heard that I just avoided it as most Jello brand > items as a rule contain geletin. The lady that made the > flan said she used a Mexican brand mix she found in the > Hispanic food's section. I have to know what is in it before > I'll eat anything at a buffet. > > ~ PT ~ > > Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. > ~George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), novelist (1819-1880) > ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~~> > , The Stewarts <stews9@c...> > wrote: > > > Flan is supposedly an open pastry filled with cheese, custard, or > fruit, > > so the chances for gelatin are reasonably high, to keep the filling > in > > place. > > > > Your avoidance was warranted, I'd guess, although obviously it > would > > depend on each baker's choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Oh, interesting. Thanks for sharing how it is made exactly from scratch. This lady that brought the flan dessert did confess she used a box mix, and that made me worry that it might contain a geletin in the mix, so in not knowing for certain, I just didn't dare eat any of it. I will have to look for a boxed mix for flan next shopping trip I take and see what exactly is in them. ~ PT ~ Presents, I often say, endear absents. ~ Charles Lamb, essayist and critic (1775-1834) ~~~*~~~*~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~~~~> , " Ellen " <sweetcatkins> wrote: > I just made flan for christmas day dessert, and all it had in it was > eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla. The sugar is heated in the baking > pan first, until it melts and carmelizes, then the remaining > ingredients are beat together and poured on top. The baking dish is > set into a larger pan full of water and it is baked in the oven for > nearly an hour. Then it is chilled and when inverted, the carmel > sauce makes a nice topping over the custard. > > Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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