A Queenly Pudding for the Fairy Queen
Our 2019 production of Iolanthe set us thinking about fairies. Queen Mab is, of course, the mid-wife to the fairies in Midsummer Night’s Dream. So what better recipe to have to celebrate our production of Iolanthe than this queenly treat, Queen Mab’s pudding?
Queen Mab’s Pudding
4 oz of caster sugar
1 oz of gelatine
1 pint of milk
half pint of double cream
6 egg yolks
2 oz of glace or dried cherries
1 oz candied citron peel chopped
half tsp of vanilla extract or almond extract
Method
Soak the gelatine in the milk for 30 minutes. Stir over a low heat until gelatine dissolves.
Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.
Take off the heat, let it cool slightly, add the egg yolks and cream.
Stir over the heat until mixture thickens. Do not let it boil.
Let it cool. Add the cherries, peel and extract. Stir until it starts to set.
Pour into a mould previously rinsed with cold water.
Leave to set.
