[Sca-cooks] Ambargris Pudding & Other Perfumed Foods

[Johnna Holloway]

Under ambergris pudding, it is described here

http://www.historicfood.com/English%20Puddings.htm

Ivan Day notes that "Please note: we are well aware that trading in  
musk is now strictly forbidden and we wholeheartedly agree with the  
ethics involved in the conservation of the rare musk deer. However the  
musk and ambergris we use at Historic Food was obtained in the 1970s  
from very old perfumer's stock and are therefore entirely legal."

I suspect you cannot legally purchase musk or ambergris today for use  
in English puddings.

Johnnae

On Sep 20, 2011, at 4:12 PM, Suey wrote:

> I have a recipe for ambargris pudding in my blog entry "ambargris"  
> at http://spanishfoodma.blogspot.com/
> One of my followers asks if it is still being made in England today.  
> Does anyone happen to know? What is the status on perfumed foods  
> today? Are they still being made?
> Also she comments that my recipe is very English because the pudding  
> is stuffed into sausage casing. As explained in my blog, the recipe,  
> however, was given to Lord Conway at a reception for him by an  
> Italian. Did Latins at anytime stuff puddings into sausage casings?
> Suey