[Sca-cooks] Re: Trifle (?OOP) was victoria

[Druighad at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/19/01 4:43:18 PM Central Daylight Time, troy at asan.com
writes:

<< the custard. >>
6 egg yolks
~ 3/4 cup sugar or to taste
tiny pinch of salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
~4 oz bittersweet chocolate (More? I don't do chocolate very often)>>

A good basic but I am used to using 8 yolks, 1 cup sugar, 4 oz. cornstarch,
as a stabilizer. And when I make mousse like things, I use Unsweetened
Baker's choc. And 6 oz. of it. You can substitute Semi-Sweet, but use about
half less sugar.

Finnebhir, off to make Triple Choc. Mousse Cake...