SKIN ON THE TOP
A Fad of Children Some children are easily set against custard or porridge if there is a skin on the top, or if the skin has been carelessly stirred in and has formed lumps. It is worth while to take a little trouble to avoid this. When custard is made and left to cool, it should be carefully covered with a plate or a clean cloth to prevent skin from forming. If porridge is made overnight, a little cold water should be poured over the top when the pan is taken off the stove. This keeps the surface from drying aud hardening, and if the porridge is well stirred with a fork when it is heated in the morning there need be no lumps in it. If extra milk has to be added to a milk pudding while it is being cooked a small hole should be made iu the skin, just at one side, aud the additional milk gradually poured in through it. If the brown skin is carelessly broken or mixed with the pudding the good appearance of the dish is spoilt. It is also difficult to serve portions free from skin to those who prefer them.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 150, 20 March 1936, Page 5
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203SKIN ON THE TOP Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 150, 20 March 1936, Page 5
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