Plain Junket

Plain Junket

Ingredients:
1 junket tablet
1 Tb. cold water
1 qt. milk
4 Tb. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla or other flavoring

Directions:
Dissolve the junket tablet in the cold water. Warm the milk very slowly
to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, testing the temperature to make sure that it
is right. If a thermometer is not on hand, this can be done by dropping
a drop on the back of the hand. When neither heat nor cold can be felt
from this drop of milk, it may be known to be very near the body
temperature, the temperature at which rennin is active. If temperature
is found to be too high, the milk must be cooled before the tablet is
added. When the desired temperature has been reached, add the sugar, the
alt, the junket dissolved in the water, and the flavoring. Then pour all
into individual molds and keep it where it will remain warm for about 10
minutes, at the end of which it should be firm like a custard and may be
cooled. Keep the junket cool until it is to be served, when it may be
turned out of the mold or served in it. As junket will turn to whey if
it is broken with a spoon to any extent, serving it in the mold is the
better plan.
63. Junket With. Fruit.--The addition of fruit to junket, makes an
attractive dessert for both sick and well people. If the fruit used is
permissible in the diet of an invalid, its combination with junket adds
variety to the diet. In the making of this dessert, all juice should be
carefully drained from the fruit before the junket is poured over it.
Canned or fresh fruits may be used with equally good results.
JUNKET WITH FRUIT
(Sufficient to Serve Eight)