Jam Sponge Coconut With Pink Custard - School Dinners

This is from our school dinners set of videos we done a few years ago and I thought i'd update it and put it on our Butlers Empire channel. It was a favourite of many a child in the 60's and 70's when I was at school and this jam sponge with desiccated coconut sprinkled on the top with a pink custard which was really a blancmange powder. Let's see how it turns out.
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[@willimottsgrdandsprtgrdser8211]

My wife was a cook at middle school and has confirmed what pink custard is. It’s not blancmange this is the recipe. Cornflour,sugar and milk mixed as you would custard. Then you would add strawberry flavouring/colouring. Great videos mate keep them coming !!!

[@butlersempire]

I suppose it varied from where you lived.

[@IndyIndie59]

This actually made me look up the difference between blancmange and custard ... basically custard has eggs and blancmange doesn't although with powdered custard mixes one wonders how much egg is actually in them anyway.

[@rhonddalesley]

I make all my sauces that way but with a knob of butter if needed to stop them sticking, whether it be parsley, cheese, onion, brandy for Christmas pud or custard (adding vanilla extract). I know you put eggs in custard if you make it yourself but I’ve never known it to be in custard powder/mix or ready made. On another note, egg custard tart makes me heave but I love quiche 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@DiAllinson]

Yes that's what I would have thought, my nanna made hers the cornflour way and I still make cornflour custard, and just add brandy for brandy sauce at Christmas. But the blancmange way looks great too, I'll definitely try this

[@lindaglassford8593]

It is with some schools.

[@puffyjet]

Oh dear Martin and Sharon this is torture watching this we are defiantly going to have a go at this one ,That jam its total proper not like the rubbish they sell in the shops .also we couldn't stop laughing. You don't get quality like this on ready steady cook . And at the tasting bit at the end is hilarious what more could you want fantastic work love the close up stills of the desert which made it more appealing Fantastic .Kevbo& Jackie. ps could we put in a request for another school classic of chocolate sponge and chocolate custard . Who knew pink custard was blamiange if that's who it is spelled cheers

[@butlersempire]

We'll add it to the list Kev

[@stevebandit1964]

I was right there with you guys for a moment, 1971 at Junior School ! 😋

[@butlersempire]

Haha good memories

[@xinixxagnix201]

haha here in the netherlands that is pure gold such a sponge, we have a inflation basket a 10x10 cm for put in 50 euro grocery's.....Loved it Martin & Sharon :-)))

[@davestatham812]

Great video, that looked beautiful, please Martin and Sharon, do chocolate brick pudding and green peppermint custard, bring back the 70's, ohhh yesss 👍🏻

[@butlersempire]

We'll add it to the list.

[@Leesa111_0]

Oh I loved school dinners back in the early 80s 😋

[@tinkeringtaylor3053]

Lovely Martin i remember that yum yum, if Garry or Jimmy heard you they think what were you two upto with the sound affects and the look on Sharon's face 🤣

[@margaretjunepratten8112]

Love school dinners

[@jeandunlop2922]

Ha ha ha, you two are just like me and my husband.... You two are fabulous. Thanks for taking the time to share this info.

[@alanross2790]

Pink Custard, I'm a Glaswegian Jock, and they had pink custard our end. Reminiscing, superb.

[@mijngis]

Wonderful. I remember Lumpy mashed potato scooped up with gristle and jellified gravy served with cabbage stalks,and for pudding pink runny semolina.

[@sandradent65]

That looks lovely. Your jam looks lovely as well sharon. And the piece de resistance is when Martin samples the food.

[@davesmith6734]

Brings back memories of the 1970's . My mum ( God rest her soul ) was the head of the kitchens at my sister's school she use to bring things like this home . 👍

[@butlersempire]

Wow lucky you. It was lovely and one of my favorites too.

[@simonoliver7627]

Great video again I still make this every other Sunday and use the same ingredients as you can't beat old school recipes

[@butlersempire]

Sounds great!

[@stephenkelly5642]

Love the cooking program takes me right back to school. By the way Sharon brilliant cooking 🍳 👌

[@butlersempire]

Thanks so much

[@andycousins5016]

Lovely

[@philiplowrie9912]

Thank you for showing us this old school desert it looks amazing!

[@butlersempire]

Our pleasure!

[@scotty2005]

Absolutely Fantastic!

[@butlersempire]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@digitalmasters8253]

lovely jubbly

[@alandykes2519]

Takes me back fantastic both of you one thing i used to have as a child cheese onion and milk in a Pyrex bowl put in the oven till crispy on top then a loaf of bread to eat it 👍👍👍👍

[@leehellam9719]

Cheese pudding, my nana used to make it when I was small!

[@themowerman]

Yeah Taht was one of my favourites

[@dawnfield683]

Love the way you hubby says we are going to do it

[@gracenurse9837]

my husband and i were in fits of laughter at you two, but seriously though, i had forgoten about pink custard and jam sponge , so just bought some blancmange and will be serving this on sunday. brilliant vid and very entertaining ,thankyou both

[@butlersempire]

Thank you so much 😁

[@pauleneroberts1453]

My mother used to make this in the 60's / 70's but we had normal custard with it, but I used to love pink custard at school. Thank you for the recipe, I will definitely be trying it xx

[@stevek3036]

Not Happy Days - Happy Dinners :) pink custard? as a kid we never questioned the colour - Happy kids we were

[@steven907]

Brilliant love it

[@STTC]

🤣🤣 you blew this one out of the park, laughing our heads off here both, 👍🏻 What about chicken frikasy,,, I used to love that

[@butlersempire]

We have a few we have done Steve, keep tuned.

[@Jasonhughes258]

I remember chicken fricassee and loved it as well. 👍

[@margaretwhitehead3913]

We had that in the 50and it’s just as good xxx

[@jamesthorley4442]

I had it when I was in primary school in the late 80's/early 90's, pink custard too 🤣. I absolutely loved my school dinners in primary and secondary school 😋

[@dagenhamdave2611]

martin and sharon thats the best thing you have cooked on the channel by far

[@DaveJudd]

My favourite Martin! Remember Concrete pudding with pink custard, if you'd had double PE in the morning, you didn't have the strength to break it. Think it was shortbread.

[@sylviac100]

Yay thank you guys brilliant !!!! Xx

[@AvaT42]

I came vack in especially to find your video on this cake. I will make this it looks so good.

[@robertbills4290]

I'll have what he's having lol All your food videos are making me hungry lol

[@IndyIndie59]

Loving the school dinners series. I would like to see gingerbread (cake?) with lemon sauce. I was lucky I went to school in 60 and early 70s in UK then came to Australia where I finished the last years of school and started nursing (we had to live in the nurses home back then but the food was awesome). So I got to enjoy vintage English and Australian dishes. I have a huge arsenal of recipes as a consequence.

[@butlersempire]

Sounds great!

[@davesmith5396]

Well done Sharon,simple& delicious.

[@butlersempire]

Thanks so much

[@alanloan66]

Well done Sharon that looks absolutely delicious 👍🏻made me feel hungry and martins face said it all 😄

[@butlersempire]

Thanks so much

[@dannyhogi4953]

I all ways fort it was pink custard just shows you we learn something new every day

[@doriasmeeth8083]

Cornflake tart and custard, can't beat the old school dinners

[@deniseshergold59]

❤this is heavenly dessert,remember it at school and made it for my family too ,xxxx

[@markbridge5769]

Your a lucky man got yourself a baking Goddess Mmmmm scrummy Any chance of a black forest gateau please 🙏 🙂

[@ianelley]

Lovely jubley !! Haha, my wifes favorite !! You don't know how to make plain pudding as well do you ?? My mum used to make it, I think it was an old rationed war time recipe, can't find it anywhere! I'm sure it was something like just flour and water steamed in a tea towel and doused in golden syrup that had been a little thinned with water and heated up !!!! It was very smooth and shiny on the outside and quite heavy if I remember but as a kid we loved it !!! Wouldn't be on a gourmet menu today that's for sure !!! Haha!! Keep up the good work people !!!!

[@butlersempire]

Not heard of it but it sounds good.

[@therat5680]

Nice one guys great video as always thank you 👌👍

[@butlersempire]

Thanks 👍

[@rhonddalesley]

Does anyone remember what we called haystacks with chocolate, cornflakes, coconut (sometimes) and golden syrup (I think) that made them chewy, they were divine!

[@cdub5033]

My absolute all time favourite at Primary School was Chocolate Sponge & GREEN, Mint flavoured Custard (?). Never seen or had it since. I remember how it was extremely popular and they sadly only served it very occasionally. This was back in the early 70's, God only knows what the "Custard" actually was. It was really good though.

[@crumpetcatcher]

Haha me and my wife love the old skool food videos. I was hoping you'd start shaking your head side to side in extasy like the old food vids 🤣 I left school in the early 90's and we had stuff like this right through the 80's. My favourite was spam fritter and at Christmas they used to wrap 20p's in tinfoil and put them in the pudding (everyone got one) Imagine if they did that today.

[@tracydobson8898]

I use custard powder and put strawberry flavering in but i like thick custard and it turns out lovely

[@martinhall9074]

"Yes miss" 😂😂

[@naughtymark7372]

Looks bloody gorgeous, well done guys

[@lindaglassford8593]

Love u two and I'm so pleased to know how the pink custard is made.

[@sueo2]

Caramel tart with chocolate sprinkles was my favourite 😍

[@paulinenesbitt252]

My favourite school dinners brings back memories

[@DeanUK]

Special couple... love the videos :)

[@kevinwoodruff8994]

looks absolutely lovely like the two people making it I can taste it now school afters and seconds if there's any left over.👌

[@glynisherridge4839]

Your sponge looked really good Sharron

[@derbyjohn972]

That looks amazing great banter again Martin and Mrs B 👍🏻🤣🤙🏻

[@trixieb4501]

That pudding is such a beaut. I'm sure it tastes great too!

[@michellesexton]

Haaaaa you borh crack me up at the tasting part ,i watch that bit over and over ,too funny 🤣😄😍

[@markeastwood14]

You two crack me up ,thankyou

[@karentoynton8948]

I think when we had pink custard with this pudding, they said it was blancmange. When my mum used to make for us she used to make it blancmange and it used to taste the same as it did at school. One of my favourites for sure. I also used to love a ginger cake they did, it was firmer than a sponge, but was definitely my favourite. Never been able to re construct that one. That would have been early 60s I am referring to. I think you have lit a light in Martin somewhere. Judging from his expressions. Hehe.

[@simongreen7970]

Love the old school treats we used to have my favourite was the caramel tart yummy defo do more of these videos 👍🏻

[@belltopcone]

used to love that pudding in school, always queued up again for seconds 😄

[@michellesexton]

Takes me right bk ,the good ole days ,Yum yum well done Baby your grest 👍🤗

[@bridgetdoman1386]

My favourite pudding at comprehensive school (can't remember much about primary school dinners) from 64/69 was chocolate sponge with chocolate sauce/custard. We didn't have it often but when we did, a couple of other kids used to give me theirs so I simply stuffed my face with several helpings. I still love it and still eat it - chocolate muffins heted up in the microwave and chocolate sauce/custard.

[@richardcrookes6496]

Now that's what I call a pudding

[@elainefisher747]

Another great recipe. I loved that at school. Sharon is so funny without realising it.

[@patriciamckay384]

This looks so good yum yum

[@garycumberland5922]

i remember having this it was lovely we had a brilliant school cook mrs mcnally,still alive today.made the best cornflake tart ever.😀

[@richardsuggett3986]

Nice to see the vid I for go that you had do it and I go to try it my slfe with the litter one thanks for the vid cheep it up

[@butlersempire]

No problem 👍

[@joannaennis7866]

I am 72 and in the 1950s we had this for pudding as well as the chocolate sponge and chocolate custard, lovely!

[@christinebrannigan1288]

That looks good

[@333wheeler]

Pink Semolina was the one they used to dish out most . A Big vat of the stuff. Was deff of dubious quality lol.

[@christinehodge3608]

Blanmange l still love it,

[@janfarman7629]

You two are just amazing..so funny. Love your style. Bless you both. absolutely love your videos xx

[@ritacharlesworth3312]

You should try sprinkle cake, you can make them with plain sponge like this, and put icing on the top, or do chocolate sponge with chocolate icing and chocolate sprinkles on the top.

[@deborahcorey7562]

Oh Guys ❤️ xxxxxxxx you know what I'm making for afters 😀 thank you 🙏

[@butlersempire]

Hope you enjoy

[@glynisherridge4839]

Martin making me laugh again when he tries it

[@juliegardener]

Always used to love pineapple upside down cake , would love to see you do that one 👍😋

[@mazingmumma1]

The commentary is brilliant facial expressions having me in stitches

[@user-ll4ur2do4k]

We cracks me up Karon does it all the time

[@brianwallis4544]

Loved this video pure brill. Fight Fight Fight 😂😂😂

[@vijayantgovender2045]

Sharon and Martin it looks delicious watching from South Africa

[@dallasgarner1990]

Do you remember frogspawn and semolina .

[@dawnysdennumber10]

Can you do the school sausage short crust pie please x

[@philipnewton7942]

Sharon That looks beautiful well done you I love to watch martins face when he is testing food I see you smiling it makes you laugh I would love to see you making fresh scones with cream and jam the cake the snobs always select in the 1950s and to the present day royal scone love these videos thanks for your time maki.g these enjoyable videos for us all Phil and jackie in stoke

[@butlersempire]

Thanks Phil.

[@tinapalmer1673]

This is amazing. Could you make a gypsy's tart or gloucester dripping cake.

[@maggiedoor6093]

Gypsy Tart made in a 9" pastry case, baked blind.( No filling, but a piece of parchment paper over pastry, with dried beans on top to weigh down while cooking.)7 oz brown sugar, 1/4 pint (170g can )full fat evaporated milk chilled. Just blend together, it will change colour a bit. 2-3 minutes. Pour into cooked pastry shell. Preheated oven 200"C, gas mark 6 for ten minutes. It will set as it cools. Serve cooled with whipped cream.

[@stevenmontague841]

I remember spam fritters.

[@chrishoughton510]

Chocolate sponge cake & mint custard was delish when i was at primary school👍

[@LeeJohn70]

Great video Sharon and Martin. Use to have this back in the 70's / 80's in school. It was gorgeous. My favourite as always been Bakewell Tart and custard. Imagine the pink custard poured over a Tottenham Cake (heaven on earth) Nowdays Ambrosia are selling strawberry custard👍🏻👍🏻😁

[@butlersempire]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ER-lj3de]

Looks so delicious

[@butlersempire]

Thank you 😋

[@guyhorner8165]

OMG .... thats food porn if ever I saw it, absolutely gorgeous I remember it sooooo well. Jam Roly poly with custard was also nice to be fair.

[@stevev3664]

How about some Spotted Dog and Custard? Or the big metal containers filled with sweet milky rice? I used to love that in the 60s at school. I used to go back about 3 times for more. 😊 Growing up in Bethnal Green in the 50s and 60s in poverty meant the school dinner was the only time I had a decent meal.

[@butlersempire]

We did a rice pudding in the slow cooker the other day, we'll be filming hat soon.

[@stevev3664]

@@butlersempire OK thanks. I look forward to it.

[@craftybag]

You've taken me right back to primary school with this recipe, only our custard had a skin on top - we used to bagsy the skin, yum! How about the rainbow pudding? Please give this a go too! Just love binge watching you guys! Would love to watch in the correct order - can you date or number them plz?!

[@butlersempire]

They are all in playlists Tina and should be in date order.

[@Afc1987]

Cornflake tart with custard I remember at school you should do that one

[@paulmiller8411]

Cracking video Martin , do you remember caramel cake , try that one , cheers

[@derektinkler4120]

Hi great video I always wanted to know how to make pink custard really surprised it’s not custard but blancmange at my school we always had pink custard/blancmange with chocolate sponge it was really very nice.

[@stevek3036]

On the next one Sharon can you relegate Martin to the other side of the kitchen so that you are in total control? then maybe I will get my jam roly-poly. You came close this time with the jam sponge - wat a tease!! More proper home made recipes please, maybe a revisit of the spam fritters.....

[@Captain._Phil]

These videos crack me up, maybe try some scones....

[@robertreid7221]

I love desecrated coconut, especially in curries ✌❤ Bob.

[@moneypennymatters5508]

We used cornflour, sugar, food colouring and one egg yolk with milk to make pink custard.