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The King's College Hospital book of cooking recipes

1907

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Presented as published in 1907. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Take a pint of the best cream, with 12 bitter almonds blanched and pounded, then put as much lump sugar as will sweeten it, with ioz. of isinglassStone Cream mixed in a little water; put all together on the fire and give it one boil, and afterwards strain it through a sieve and pour it on fruit whilst it is hot. Any fruit previously stewed, or jam, can be placed in the bottom of the dish. To be served up cold. It should be quite hard. Mrs. Tunnard. Strawberry Cream. Beat ^lb. strawberries with the whites of 2 eggs, 1 lb. caster sugarStrawberry Cream. Whisk the whole for 15 minutes. Miss M. Harben. Solid Syllabub. Put ^oz. gelatine in a pan with Jpt. of water and the rind and juice of 1 large lemon; when dissolved strain through a sieve and put to cool. Whisk ipt. 162 k KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL TO SOUTH LONDON. of cream with 6oz. of caster sugarSolid Syllabub for about io minutes; then add the lemon mixture and beat it until it begins to set, then pour into a mould. Mrs. Langley. Yellow Flummery. To ioz. isinglass put § pint of water, and to \ pint of white wine (sherry) add rind of half lemon. Simmer the isinglass till reduced to £ pint. Take four yolks of eggsYellow Flummery, well beaten, juice of half lemon and sugar to taste. Then put the three mixtures to- gether and strain the whole through muslin. J. F. C. IN AID OF THE FUND FOR THE REMOVAL OF Additional Recipes. KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL TO SOUTH LONDON. Additional Recipes, IN AID OF THE FUND FOR THE REMOVAL OF JELLIES. Apple Jelly. ilb. Apples, i Lemon. 30ZS. lump Sugar. ^oz. Gelatine, i teaspoonful Cochineal. Peel the apples, cut them in small pieces, put them in a stewpan with the sugar and fpt. of waterApple Jelly. Then grate the lemon rind and squeeze the juice, into it, and let it boil until the apples are quite tender. Dissolve the gelatine in cold water by the side of the fire; when the apples are done to a pulp, pass them through a sieve, and stir in the gelatine. Rinse a mould with cold water and pour in the apple in a layer, half being coloured with cochineal; set it aside to cool. Mr. Napper. Claret Jelly (1). ipt. Claret. ^ tumbler Brandy, ioz. Gelatine. \ tumbler hot Water. 30ZS. lump SugarClaret Jelly (1). Melt the gelatine with water, add the sugar, then the brandy, lastly the claret; strain when cool into a border mould. Serve it with whipped cream and ioz. chopped sweet almonds in the centre. 166 KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL TO SOUTH LONDON. Claret Jelly (2). i bottle of Claret. The juice and rind of i Lemon, i teacupful of Raspberry juice, i glassful of Brandy, ijlb. loaf Sugar. Boil this for a few minutes with foz. of isinglassClaret Jelly (2) in cold weather, or ioz. in hot weather. To be made the day before it is to be used, and to be served with whipped vanilla cream. Mrs. Flux. Coffee Jelly with Cream. Dissolve a quarter of a packet of gelatine in cold water. Add this to two cups of strong coffee, with tablespoonfuls of sugarCoffee Jelly with Cream. Put into a mould and set in a cool place. Whip some cream and put round. Miss Bailey. Invalid Port Wine Jelly. One ounce of gelatine dissolved in i^pt. of water; then add ipt. of port wine and a little loaf sugar to tasteInvalid Port Wine Jelly. Mrs. Rooke. Invalid Porter Jelly. Invalid Porter Jelly