By Catriona McGrath
So I thought people would like to know that a friend of mine came to visit from Canada and brought with her my new supply of Kraft dinner 🙂 Sadly, Peter won’t let me do another blog on delicious luminous mac and cheese but thankfully I rediscovered another gem to rave about.
It all started with the recession… well, that’s not strictly speaking true… it all started with shopping without a list (I can’t shop without a list, I come home with either more toilet paper than an extended family could use in a year or none at all, few edibles, and even less which might count as actual sustenance). Anyway, I found myself in that mysterious aisle that houses ‘nostalgia desserts’. Yes, you’ve guessed it, I picked up a packet of Angel Delight! And my was it delightful!!
Okay, so himself was pretty disgusted when he saw it in the cupboard but then once I had it made … well he was still pretty disgusted but I don’t care. Next time he can do the shopping.
It’s definitely another guilty pleasure and, at only 75c, what a bargain! Like the Kraft dinner I’m not sure I can explain why I like it so much. So I’ve taken a picture of it to let it speak for itself (I really think the lime green of the bowl sets off the attractive pink of the dessert). It’s hard to capture the texture in a picture so I highly recommend trying it yourself to get a better idea. With the texture of a slightly less solid mousse it’s like a spoonful of childhood (awwww). I remember fighting with my brother over who got to lick the bowl or who had the bigger portion (not so ‘awww’; we fought vicious). And in my house in the 1980s it was such a treat! Bizarre.
Anyway, I’ve decided to stick with the retro desserts for a while. I’m thinking of going for rice pudding next. Someday, when I feel up to a dessert that doesn’t come straight from a packet, I might even make bread and butter pudding. yum. All suggestions are welcome.
(A slight aside but I was just wondering where they got the name? I mean seriously, much as I enjoy it, who are they kidding? And speaking of rice pudding or should I say ‘Ambrosia rice pudding’, I refuse to believe the food of angels and the gods comes in packet form likely to outlive cockroaches in the event of nuclear holocaust.)
Do you like Angel Delight and similarly nostalgic fare?