Vanilla Cornstarch Pudding
Arwilda kept two different recipes with this title.
Vanilla Cornstarch pudding cooked over hot water
Green Recipe Box handwritten card
Ingredients
- 2 Tbs cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups milk
- 3/4 Vanilla extract
Directions
- mix Cornstarch, 2 Tbs sugar & salt add 1/4 cup milk add this sugar mixture. Cook over hot water stirring constantly until thick. Cover & cook 10 Min Add VANILLA
Timing: cook 10 Min
Temperature: cook over hot water
Equipment: mixing vessel, measuring tools, stirring utensil, covered hot-water cooking vessel, and serving container
Arwilda’s changes
- Added “the”
vanilla Easy Pudding with chocolate variation
Clear Tote handwritten card
Yield: Makes 2 1/2 cups.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup Argo corn starch
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 3 3/4 cups milk
- 2 tblsp Mazola margarine
- 1 tsp vanilla
Directions
- mix 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup Argo corn starch and 1/8 tsp salt.
- Gradually stir in 3 3/4 cups milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly, and boil 1 minute.
- Remove from heat. Stir in 2 tblsp Mazola margarine and 1 tsp vanilla. Chill.
Timing: boil 1 minute
Temperature: Bring to a boil over medium heat; Remove from heat; Chill
Equipment: stovetop cooking and Chill
Notes
- Chocolate Increase sugar to 2/3 cup and add 3 tblsp cocoa with corn starch
Compare the cards
Cornstarch, sugar, salt, milk, vanilla, and fat
- Clear Tote handwritten card
- 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/8 tsp salt, 3 3/4 cups milk, 2 tbsp margarine, and 1 tsp vanilla
- Green Recipe Box handwritten card
- 2 Tbs cornstarch, 3 tablespoons sugar in the formula but 2 in the method, 1/4 tsp salt, 2 cups milk, and 3/4 vanilla extract with no unit
Cooking and finishing
- Clear Tote handwritten card
- Bring to a boil over medium heat while stirring, boil 1 minute, remove from heat, add margarine and vanilla, and chill
- Green Recipe Box handwritten card
- Cook over hot water while stirring until thick, cover and cook 10 minutes, then add vanilla
Chocolate variation
- Clear Tote handwritten card
- Increase sugar to 2/3 cup and add 3 tbsp cocoa with cornstarch
- Green Recipe Box handwritten card
- No chocolate variation stated
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