blancmange
a sweet pudding prepared with almond milk and gelatin and flavored with rum or kirsch.
a sweet, white pudding made with milk and cornstarch and flavored with vanilla.
Origin of blancmange
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How to use blancmange in a sentence
Rose water made from rose leaves is an old-fashioned flavoring, used infrequently now in blancmanges.
Foods and Household Management | Helen KinneUsed to make jellies and blancmanges, to stiffen straw bonnets, &c.
Most of the blancmanges and creams given can be prepared in smaller quantities, if allowed.
The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking | Helen CampbellThis makes a delicious dressing for simple grain molds and blancmanges, but is so rich it should be used rather sparingly.
Science in the Kitchen. | Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
British Dictionary definitions for blancmange
/ (bləˈmɒnʒ) /
a jelly-like dessert, stiffened usually with cornflour and set in a mould
Origin of blancmange
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