Crème brûlée


 * Lene, Claire, and Rei meet up at the dormitory kitchen at night as agreed upon.
 * Claire insisted on coming with Lene.
 * Claire also arrived in her dressing gown while already being tired for the night.
 * Her stifling a yawn is shown how she typically doesn't stay up late.
 * Lene told Claire about the meeting because she couldn't try to deceive her.
 * Rei has Claire sit to observe and flirts with her by covering Claire with her jacket.
 * She doesn't object to it.
 * Crème brûlée Recipe:
 * Put milk and fresh cream into a small saucepan.
 * Add a vanilla bean and put the saucepan on fire until it boils. Note: You can put in the entire pod or roughly chop it.
 * Put egg yolks and sugar in another bowl, then mix well with a whisk.
 * Add the cream from the saucepan and mix further.
 * Transfer to another bowl through a sieve.
 * Bathe the bottom of the bowl in ice water to remove the heat.
 * Pour into ramekins and bake in an oven preheated to 100 degrees (implied C) for around 70 minutes.
 * Sway the brûlée to test if it's finished; it's baked when the insides get wobbly.
 * To take care of the remaining heat, cool it in a refrigerator.
 * Before eating, coat the surface evenly with sugar and sprinkle the strongest alcohol you can find.
 * Flambé the alcohol to caramelize the sugar.
 * Repeat the sugar and alcohol steps one more time.
 * Let cool and then enjoy.
 * Lene meticulously takes notes as Rei explains.
 * Paper is valuable in this world so this illustrates how enthusiastic Lene is for the lessons.
 * Claire is startled by the fire which Rei has to calm her down.
 * Despite being a fire attribute magician, Claire is sensitive to fire.
 * Rei thinks that is the case or that Claire is aware of how dreadful the power of fire is.
 * Rei mentions how Claire could use her magic to flambé the crème brûlée.
 * Claire does not want to attempt it and states she will rely on Rei and Lene.
 * Rei finds her pride contrasted to her simply enjoying the food to be cute.
 * Rei also gives Lene a written recipe for mayonnaise.
 * Rei asks that Lene only start making it when Rei says so.
 * Rei instructs Lene that it is an insurance which Lene does not understand.
 * Rei also requests that Lene memorize the recipe and then dispose of the paper.
 * As their talk ends, Claire demands another serving.
 * Lene tries to remind Claire that eating too much will lead to weight gain.
 * Claire stubbornly orders for another to be made.
 * Rei assures Lene that if that were the case, Rei and Claire could do night exercises in Claire's room.
 * Lene skillfully makes the second batch but burns herself when caramelizing the sugar.
 * Rei, somewhat forcefully, uses water magic to heal Lene's fingers when she insisted she use ointments.
 * At that moment, Claire shows just a hint of jealousy towards the two.
 * Rei stops and appreciates times like this as she hints it won't always be like this.

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Cooking Notes
Some notes from attempting the exact recipe:


 * Boiling the milk and cream mixture will cause some curdling which is why the sieve is needed.
 * If you don't want to do that, keep the heat on the lowest heating setting and slow cook while you mix the yolk and sugar.
 * Also heat the milk and cream in a double boiler: bowl steamed in a saucepan filled with hot water.
 * The alcohol trick only works with really strong alcohol.
 * If not, you just get alcoholic pudding.
 * Play it safe with a torch or use an oven's broil function.