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Starch-thickened salad-cream prototype with pasteurised yolk added after cooling; not a Heinz copy. Approximate yield 300 g.

Smooth pale-yellow British-style salad cream prototype, gently pouring from a spoon into a small ceramic bowl.

About this version

Starch-thickened salad-cream prototype with pasteurised yolk added after cooling; not a Heinz copy. Approximate yield 300 g. This is an untested development proposal, not a historical or manufacturer formula. No shelf-life or preservation validation is available.

History

Untested contemporary home-development prototype; no exact historical attestation is claimed.

Ingredients

Yield 300 g approximate · Scaling: source batch only

Water
110 g
Cornflour/cornstarch
12 g
Sugar
40 g
Distilled white vinegar, 5% acidity
45 g
Neutral refined oil
65 g
Pasteurised egg yolk
18 g
Mustard powder
6 g
Salt
3 g

Method

Risks and precautions · Elevated risk
Uncooked yolk

Pasteurised yolk is added after the starch mixture cools and is not cooked by this method.

Hazard source
Perishable emulsion

This formula has no validated preservation process.

Hazard source

Use commercially pasteurised yolk and clean equipment.

Control source

Cool starch promptly and refrigerate finished sauce promptly.

Control source

Archive's 24-hour convention is not measured shelf life.

Control source

Not validated for room-temperature storage or canning.

Cooking starch does not cook the yolk.

  1. Whisk cornflour into cold water, then stir in sugar.
  2. Heat gently, stirring, until bubbling and thick. Continue stirring about one minute.
  3. Transfer to a shallow bowl and cool promptly.
  4. When cool, blend in vinegar, mustard, salt and pasteurised yolk. Gradually blend in oil.
  5. Refrigerate promptly.

Conditions

Yield300 g approximate

Places

United Kingdom

Modern adaptation · Country evidence

Context does not establish an exact birthplace or validate the formula.

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