tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post5389776171227696088..comments2024-03-06T10:14:37.906+00:00Comments on Margo's Musings: Coraline junkets (not to be confused with the Coraline Junket)Marjoriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234975039675044712noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-74667139496108754362009-02-01T21:13:00.000+00:002009-02-01T21:13:00.000+00:00Yes, I'm definately coming in June ;-) decided tha...Yes, I'm definately coming in June ;-) decided that the chance to meet the fiends in person was too good to miss.Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234975039675044712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-77700821172828784152009-02-01T21:02:00.000+00:002009-02-01T21:02:00.000+00:00This means you are really coming in June??? I'm s...This means you are really coming in June??? I'm so happy! It means I can meet someone about whom NG Twittered!<BR/><BR/>Really, I'm happy to be able to meet you because of who you are, not who twitters about you. I'm impressed by the marmalade, too - I've also always considered that a hard thing to make.<BR/><BR/>Someday, I'll talk about my last effort to make Toll House Cookies. It still to soon....Sirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750550597247874957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-86721582843744945552009-02-01T20:54:00.000+00:002009-02-01T20:54:00.000+00:00Siri, this was vegetarian rennet (although only be...Siri, this was vegetarian rennet (although only because that's what there was) I <I> did </I> know the original source (Possibly from reading Laura Ingles Wilder?) but I think with a few drops pre pint of milk you'd be quite safe!<BR/><BR/>Coraline Junket for anyone who wants it, in June!Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234975039675044712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-62626651445528692102009-02-01T20:05:00.000+00:002009-02-01T20:05:00.000+00:00Siri - :) I make yogurt and cheese and sour cream,...Siri - :) I make yogurt and cheese and sour cream, so I have to know what goes into them. Milk goes on cereal and that's it. And I'm lucky enough to be able to get my milk in glass bottles from the dairy down the street with the cows out back.Phialahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604909119508288912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-83825880676719568752009-02-01T20:01:00.000+00:002009-02-01T20:01:00.000+00:00When it comes to dairy products, I've learned not ...When it comes to dairy products, I've learned not to ask too many questions, and to forget the answers quickly. I love yogurt. I love cheese. Milk, meh. Heavy cream, yum. Sour cream, meh, again.<BR/><BR/>Still, I'd eat a Coraline junket.Sirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750550597247874957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-73444961682357201862009-02-01T19:55:00.000+00:002009-02-01T19:55:00.000+00:00Silly Siri! :)Rennet is an enzyme that thickens mi...Silly Siri! :)<BR/><BR/>Rennet is an enzyme that thickens milk. Mostly it comes from artificial sources, though as you apparently discovered that wasn't the original source.<BR/><BR/>It's more like yogurt, honest!Phialahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604909119508288912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-15263895934889990772009-02-01T19:47:00.000+00:002009-02-01T19:47:00.000+00:00You are so rocking rollicking cool. Neil Gaiman T...You are so rocking rollicking cool. Neil Gaiman Twittered You. Wow.<BR/><BR/>And, I made the mistake of googlecating rennet. Err. Ermm.. does it really taste dessert-like?Sirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750550597247874957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-31556973656019694902009-02-01T17:08:00.000+00:002009-02-01T17:08:00.000+00:00Wow. Very impressive! And now I know what junket...Wow. Very impressive! And now I know what junket is!AletaMayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639273261672273258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-47534850630496376062009-02-01T14:15:00.000+00:002009-02-01T14:15:00.000+00:00@Lyle, But you know that I'm potty. . . It tasted...@Lyle, But you <I>know </I> that I'm potty. . . <BR/><BR/>It tasted, yknow, blue and junketty.Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234975039675044712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-79146872621183466252009-02-01T13:59:00.000+00:002009-02-01T13:59:00.000+00:00You're completely potty, but I'm dead impressed wi...You're completely potty, but I'm dead impressed with your tenacity and creativity.<BR/><BR/>Although I'm going to join in the chorus with "What did it taste like?"LyleD4Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706220499503068278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-26249119251103555152009-02-01T13:51:00.000+00:002009-02-01T13:51:00.000+00:00OMG Neil Gaiman linked to my blog! Hello & wel...OMG Neil Gaiman linked to my blog! <BR/><BR/>Hello & welcome to everyone new, and thank you for coming!<BR/><BR/>Phiala - thanks - I did think of that, but only when I woke up in the night, about 4 hours after posting! If I'd thought of it sooner I'd have put some on the rim of the glasses (like salt for margharitas)<BR/><BR/>@Simon & @Tamidon - the actual junket is fairly bland (a bit like thin yogurt) so it mostly tasted of apple & cinnamon, which is what I added to it. Although if I make it again I think I shall put more fruit in)<BR/><BR/>@Brienze as far as I know it's not traditional to float something on top - I just wanted some Coraline themed decoration, and was happy that the buttons turned out the way I wanted.<BR/><BR/>@LauraJ - it didn't come across as snarky ;-)Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234975039675044712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-55880505745019979782009-02-01T12:47:00.000+00:002009-02-01T12:47:00.000+00:00A splendid use of brain-the-size-of-a-planet. Crea...A splendid use of brain-the-size-of-a-planet. Creativity can touch every facet of your life, whether it should or not.... (I mean these things warmly but they look snarky and really, I love the buttons) re sugar sprinkles: thebakerskitchen.netLauraJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903583499215247315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-5502288248674360212009-02-01T07:24:00.000+00:002009-02-01T07:24:00.000+00:00That is great! My junket did not look anything tha...That is great! My junket did not look anything that fancy. A lack of buttons, I fear...<BR/>I like how you went over to make and Other Junket.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-76050270287765532302009-02-01T06:26:00.000+00:002009-02-01T06:26:00.000+00:00I've said it before (earlier today) and I say it a...I've said it before (earlier today) and I say it again... You rock!Ticiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839122396493914733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-42604712168431492732009-02-01T04:54:00.000+00:002009-02-01T04:54:00.000+00:00@oddharmonic thanks for the explanation!@oddharmonic thanks for the explanation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-78937952598793260672009-02-01T02:19:00.001+00:002009-02-01T02:19:00.001+00:00Tickybox.....Tickybox.....Sirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750550597247874957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-28372101067269783782009-02-01T02:19:00.000+00:002009-02-01T02:19:00.000+00:00You are an amazing woman - marmalade and junket. ...You are an amazing woman - marmalade and junket. I put an apple in my pre-packaged salad and felt all Suzie-Homemaker.<BR/><BR/>Sheesh.Sirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750550597247874957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-47911116206637354152009-02-01T02:06:00.000+00:002009-02-01T02:06:00.000+00:00Wow--this perfectly describes me when I just canNO...Wow--this perfectly describes me when I just canNOT let something go: "...one of my characteristics is a degree of stubbornness even in pursuit of the pointless." Perfect description--thanks! And the junket looks nummy too. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598173733969340156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-37633405155578220422009-02-01T02:03:00.000+00:002009-02-01T02:03:00.000+00:00@brienze: a junket is like a thin pudding (a desse...@brienze: a junket is like a thin pudding (a dessert pudding, not a savory one). You can buy rennet tablets for making it in the US; they're sold under the brand name Junket and are usually found in grocery stores near baking ingredients or the powdered gelatin.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11138241451702482020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-45123792474415400982009-02-01T02:01:00.000+00:002009-02-01T02:01:00.000+00:00excellent. We used to get these little tablet thi...excellent. We used to get these little tablet things you added to milk to make junket. Had it a lot in the 60's (not well? Have junket) I wonder if you might be able to find them still?Dragonsallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13776798562258217431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-72455022613347732962009-02-01T01:20:00.002+00:002009-02-01T01:20:00.002+00:00For those of us on the left coast of the Atlantic ...For those of us on the left coast of the Atlantic (Neil linked you, so there will be many of us here soon)... what does a junket taste like? I've never heard of one, but it looks more or less like a milkshake? Is it traditional to float something in it or is that just for the Coraline theme?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-43309331186901666992009-02-01T01:20:00.001+00:002009-02-01T01:20:00.001+00:00how did it taste?how did it taste?Tamidonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034981478083657479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-53262191518488383472009-02-01T01:20:00.000+00:002009-02-01T01:20:00.000+00:00So what does it taste like then?So what does it taste like then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-64498611116268195322009-02-01T01:15:00.000+00:002009-02-01T01:15:00.000+00:00I suspect you ARE sufficiently gone...Excellent, t...I suspect you ARE sufficiently gone...<BR/><BR/>Excellent, though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557844049134678035.post-92137429378200121142009-02-01T01:00:00.000+00:002009-02-01T01:00:00.000+00:00Fun!You can make blue sugar sprinkles very easily....Fun!<BR/><BR/>You can make blue sugar sprinkles very easily. Put some sugar in a container with a tight-fitting lid, add some blue food coloring, and shake until it all mixes. <BR/><BR/>I've made cheese, but never junket. I'll have to try it sometime.Phialahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604909119508288912noreply@blogger.com