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A Book of Cooking and Pastry: A Collection of Original Receipts Gathered ...

1887

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Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
A quarter of a pound of Bakers' chocolate, fourteen ounces of sugar, half pint of water, cook to a string, cool, and stir until a crust forms, then use. FRUIT JELLY. All jellies are made of the juice of ripe fruit and sugar, boiled sufficiently; when you think it is done let a little run off the skimmer, and if it runs broad it is done. .The quantity of sugar varies for different fruits. [88] Use "A" sugar: To Currants, one pint of juice, one pound sugar; Strawberries, one pint of juice, three-quarters of a pound of sugarAngel Food; Apples, one pint of juice, half pound sugar; Goosberries, one pint juice, one pound sugar; Grapes, one pint juice, one pound sugar; Raspberries, one pint juice, three-quarters of a pound sugar; Apricot, one pint juice, three-quarters of a pound sugar. MARMALADE or FRUIT JAMS. , All fruit must be ripe and passed through a strainer; i apples must be cooked solt; add the following quantities •' of sugared, apples, quinces, pears, peaches, three-quarters < of a pound of sugar for one pound of pulp, add the ] sugar, set on the fire and stir constantly to keep from burning; should be boiled as long as jelly or it will fer- ment; if boiled on a quick fire the jam will have a good color. I -K. *. "V / / '» 1 I.