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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.
(2) Put the required quantity of Mulberries into a jar, place this in a saucepan of boiling water, and as the juice of the Mulberries is extracted pour it off' ; put it into a preserving-pan with 21b. of loaf sugar to each pint, and stir well until the latter is dissolved ; let it boil for five minutes, constantly stirring and skimming, then add the fruit without any bruised berries, hi the proportion of 211). of fruit to each pint of juice, remove the pan to the fire, and let the jam simmer for half an-liour. Set it aside to cool for a day, boil it up again until it is quite stiff, pour it into pots, cover them, and keep in a dry place until wanted. (3) Tress the juice out of sufficient Mulberries to make 12 pints, and put it into a preserving- pan with 121b. of coarsely- crushed loaf sugar. Stir until the sugar has dis- solved, then boil it for five minutes longer. Have ready 121b. of ripe Mulberries that have been carefully picked over, and put them into the boiling juice ; boil the whole quickly for half-an-hour longer, keeping it well stirred at the same time. If the jam is not sufficiently reduced at the end of that time, boil it for fifteen minutes more. When ready, turn it into jars, and stand them in a cool place. When the jam is quite cold, put in each jar a round of white paper soaked in brandy, cover with parchment, and tie down. Keep them hi a dry store-cupboard until wanted. Mulberry Jelly. — (1) Pick and clean lib. of Mulberries, put them into a preserving-pan with 1 breakfast cupful of water, place the pan on the fire, leave until the contents begin to simmer, put it into a fine sieve, and press out all the juice. Put fib. of sugarMulberry Jelly into a sugar-boiler and boil to the ball degree (see Sugar-boiling), then add the Mulberry-juice, skim frequently, and after about fifteen minutes’ quick boiling the jelly will be of the required consistence. Pour it into pots or jars, and when set cover with pieces of white paper dipped in brandy, and put hi a cool place. For details respecting Culinary Processes, Utensils , Sauces, <bc., referred to, see under their special heads. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL COOKERY. 953 Mulberries — continued. Let them remain for a day or two, cover the jars, and the jelly will then he ready for use. (2) Squeeze out all the juice from some Mulberries, put it together with the pulp into a jar, set it in the oven, and let it remain for several hours. Strain the juice through a jelly- bag, and to every pint add ] Ub. of sugar; boil these in a preserving- pan for forty-five minutes, remove the pan from the fire, add a little lemon-juice, pour the jelly into moulds, and turn out when set. Mulberry Salad. — Pick the fruit carefully and arrange it in a compote-dish, then sift caster sugar over it. Put into a basin 1 wineglassful of Chartreuse, 1 table-spoonful of ginger syrup, and the strained juice of an orangeMulberry Salad. Stir the mixture till well mixed, then pour it over the Mulberries, and serve. See Fig. 1194. Mulberry Smash. -In a half-pint glass mix 1 table spoonful of syrup with 1 wineglassful of strained Mulberry-juice, fill up with ice, put a few berries of any kind of fruitMulberry Smash on the top, and serve with straws.