[Sca-cooks] ASpic

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Margali wrote:

> There is alway Agar-agar, or Kanten which is a seaweed based gelatine and
> vegan. I think if you have iodine issues you should avoid it [i vaguely
> remember reading that somewhere about 10 years ago.]
>
> It even sets up at room temperature. I have made it part of the pensic
> load-out for the past few years.

Something that WON'T work is alcoholic jel with agar.  I performed the
experiment last summer, plain-wrap vodka at half-strength, and the agar did
not set at all.  Grumph.

Selene Colfox, mad food scientist