blancmange

blancmange
/bleuh mahnj", -mahonnzh"/, n.
1. a sweet pudding prepared with almond milk and gelatin and flavored with rum or kirsch.
2. a sweet, white pudding made with milk and cornstarch and flavored with vanilla.
[1350-1400; apocopated var. of ME blancmanger < MF: lit., white eating. See BLANK, MANGER]

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