[733] Black Sambo

I made black sambo again yesterday. This time I made it to bring for our weekly pot luck at my in-laws' place.

They seemed to have enjoyed it. I hope they really liked it and not just saying it was good because I made it.

Oh well, at least now it came out as expected. Two really separate layers. One black and one white. The taste was a bit sweeter, maybe because I used a different brand of condensed and evaporated milk.

I want to try other ingredients next time. Like maybe adding some rum or coffee. Or vanilla extract.

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[732] This is the End...

... Of the month of July in 2016! More than half a year has passed by.

Yesterday, 30th of July 2016, I decided to try to re-create a recipe for Black Sambo. It's apparently a jelly-like dessert that looks like a two-tiered cake. The lower part is a dark brown / black jelly and the upper part is the creamy jelly.

I got the idea for this because this was served as a dessert one time in the office and I was not able to try it out. I checked the internet for a recipe and decided to try and re-create it at home.

Before anything else, it was a decent success. It tastes good, I guess. I've never tried the real deal so I have no point of comparison. However I did make one really critical mistake. I didn't wait long enough for the lower part to set before pouring in the upper part. I got too excited to finish it. So basically it still looks two-tiered but there are places where it looks marbled.

It is an interesting effect but I don't think that's how black sambo is supposed to look. Some photos below.

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Some ingredients (I had already cooked the black part here)

Black part done and waiting to set (Next time I will let this set for three hours)

My first attempt at black sambo (still tastes good)