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1892

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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
(12) Put loz. of isinglass in a small saucepan with In- break fast-cupful of water, stir it over the fire until dis- solved, and boil until reduced to half its original quantity, then strain it through a tammy-clotli into a basin. Put the thinly-pared rind of one Lemon into a basin, and squeeze the juice of five Lemons over it. Boil Alb. of loaf sugar in 1 pint of water till reduced to a syrup, then take it off the fire and put in the rind and juice of the Lemons. Place it over the fire again until boiling, then mix in by degrees 6 table-spoonfuls of water, and boil for a minute or two longer. Mix the dissolved isinglass with the jelly, and pass it through a jelly-bag until quite clear. It may be flavoured if liked with a small quantity of rose-waterLemon Jelly. Turn the jelly into a je iy-mould, and pack it in ice for two hours, or it may be put in a cold place and left until the following day. Dip the mould in warm water to loosen the jelly at the sides, wipe it, turn it on to a fancy dish, and serve. If the weather is very hot, a larger amount of isinglass will be required than the above-mentioned quantity. Lemon-Juice. — Select a dozen large new Lemons, put them in a lined saucepan with some cold water, and let the water gradually come to the boil; simmer gently till the Lemons are soft, then take them out of the water, squeeze all the juice out into a basin, and strain it; mix in for every pint of juice 211). of caster sugarLemon Juice, stir, and boil it over a slow fire till the sugar has dissolved, then skim it carefully and keep it in bottles till wanted for use. This prepara- tion will be found very useful for many culinary purposes, or would make the foundation of a pleasant summer beverage. Lemon Julep.— Put into a large glass 1 wineglassful of Lemon cordial, with a very little cachou syrup, till up with ice, place a little mint and thin slices of Lemon on the top, put over this a very small bunch of grapesLemon Julep dipped in sugar, and serve. Lemon Kali. — (1) Mix with Alb. of caster sugar a little more than half the quantity of bicarbonate of potash and |lb. of drbd and powdered citric acid. Mix these ingre- dients in a mortar, then put the mixture into a bottle and keep it closely stoppered. When using, stir 1 tea- spoonful of the mixture into a tumbler two-thirds full of water. (2) Mix 50 drops of essence of Lemon with Alb. of caster sugar, then add rjlb. of powdered tartaric acid and lib. of bicarbonate of soda. Keep the mixture in closely-stop- pered bottles. When using, mix 1 teaspoonful in a tumbler- ful of water. Lemon Liqueur. — Cut the rind thinly off four Lemons, put it in a vessel with lqt. of pure colourless spirit and leave it for twelve days. Put lib. of lump sugar in a saucepan with lqt. of water, and boil until small trans- parent beads rise to the top, then take it off the fire and leave until cold. Filter the spirit through flannel, then mix with it the cold syrup and the juice of four LemonsLemon Liqueur. Bottle the liqueur and keep it tightly corked for use.