Treacle Whey or Posset
Ingredients
Directions
Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons of treacle into a pint of boiling milk.
Let it boil well and then strain.
Serve hot.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Treacle
- Adds sweetness and a deep, molasses-like flavour to the milk.
- Milk
- Forms the base of the posset and carries the treacle's flavour.
The step that matters
Letting it boil well. Boiling the milk thoroughly before straining gives the treacle time to dissolve evenly into the liquid, so the drink tastes consistent rather than patchy.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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