[Sca-cooks] Creme Brulee

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On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 18:13:21 -0500 you wrote:
>
> Kiri commented:
> > Oh, my dear Stefan.  You are missing one of the great joys of life.  Creme
> > Brulee, at least as far as the modern version is concerned, is a rich
> > vanilla-type pudding baked/steamed usually in an individual dish, then brown
> > sugar is sprinkled over the top and is then melted with a torch, usually one
> > of those fun-type little acetylene torches you find in Williams Sonoma,
among
> > other places.  Often fresh fruit will then be scattered on the top.
>
> Thanks for the description. Yes, this sounds wonderful. I'll have to
> look
> at the websites someone else gave and perhaps try making this sometime.
>
> In many ways it sounds like "flan", except the topping is different.
>
> Stefan li Rous
> stefan at texas.net

Stefan, didn't you tell me you're diabetic?  Watch out for Creme Brulee and
flan. Make allowances for the sugar/fat.  As much as I love flan, I eat it
seldom.  It hits my blood quicker than alcohol.  Liadan