Junket (dessert) in the 1960s. Today, it is one of many "legacy" brands still in production, in this case, where there is no true competitor making rennet custard. The brand is owned and made by Redco Foods of Little Falls, New York, a company more famous for its tea products under its other "legacy" brands Red Rose and Salada, all owned by Düsseldorf, Germany-based Teekanne, GmbH. Junket (dessert) Junket is a milk-based dessert, made with sweetened milk and rennet, the digestive enzyme that curdles milk. 'Curds and Whey' is an archaic term for junket. To make junket, milk (usually with sugar and
Leach (food) banquets, where specialised sweetmeat spoons with a fork at the handle end might be provided. They were also eaten through the day, perhaps as a breath freshener, and were a favourite of Elizabeth I. Leach (food) Leach (sometimes leech) was a popular medieval sweetmeat (confection) consisting of a thick, jelly-like preserve which set hard enough to be sliced for serving. They consisted of sugar and flavourings such as almonds, dates, dried fruit, peel and fruit extracts (such as rose water), sometimes spiced (with ginger, aniseed, cinnamon and other spices) or with milk added, and thickened with isinglass or gum arabic.