[Sca-cooks] Creme Brulee

[Mark.S Harris]

Muiredach mac Loloig commented:
> I'm treating my shire to creme brulee this week and I just got a wonderin'
> about "period" creme brulee.  Not that I wouldn't do it if it weren't
> appropriate for "period", just kinda curious.  When were the first mentions
> of creme brulee?  Where did they appear?  I seem to vaguely remember that
> Careme did them, but I may be completely off base.  Careme being somewhat
> OOP in any case.

Argh. Another one of those fancy french words.

I have to assume this is different that creamed beef and from
Muiredach's
later comments it would appear you are not supposed to burn it...and
I have heard people exclaim on how wonderful this thing is, but what
is "Creme Brulee"?

Thanks,
  Stefan li Rous
  stefan at texas.net