Pat, I think the closest thing to castor sugar in the US is confectioners sugar and I think you should be able to find rennet tablets at some of the grocery or health food stores here. Jenny (who moved from Australia to the USA 30 years ago.) In a message dated 6/9/03 11:35:12 AM Mountain Daylight Time, nymets11@pacbell.net writes: > (my questions?? what is rennet essence? what is caster sugar? do we > have different names for them in the USA?) > >
Rennet is used to make cheese, too. Not you gross you guys out too much, but it comes from the stomach of a calf - doubtless to help the little fellow digest all that cow's milk. You should be able to buy it. There is a fake kind called vegetable rennet, too, for people of the vegetarian persuasion. Actually, though, the best substitute in the US for castor sugar is that superfine sugar you see in the supermarket. I think they sometimes call it fruit sugar, too. The problem with confectioners sugar is that it has a bit of corn starch in it, which thickens or clouds recipes in undesirable ways. Oh Lordy ... we're way off topic and we're going to have our wrists slapped now. Regards, Sue (who moved from Australia more than 40 years ago, lived in the states for 23 years, in Canada for 15, and a few other places and who had, therefore, to learn everything the hard way) Bon appetit! ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ewetah@aol.com> To: <ENG-CORNWALL-REDRUTH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [Redruth] Junket recipe > Pat, > I think the closest thing to castor sugar in the US is confectioners sugar > and I think you should be able to find rennet tablets at some of the grocery or > health food stores here. > Jenny (who moved from Australia to the USA 30 years ago.) > > In a message dated 6/9/03 11:35:12 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > nymets11@pacbell.net writes: > > > (my questions?? what is rennet essence? what is caster sugar? do we > > have different names for them in the USA?) > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-CORNWALL-REDRUTH Mailing List ==== > Check out the list's website for rules, guidelines, links, how to post to the list, view archives, unsubscribe, change from L to D or D to L: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Redruth/ >