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A manual of gelatine cookery

1904

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Presented as published in 1904. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Pour a little jelly into a mould, then place a layer of grapes and let set, then another layer of grapes with jelly to set them, then a layer of bananas, then tangerine orange, then bananas, and lastly quarters of orange, setting each layer with jelly until the mould is full, and keeping the heavier fruit until the last. Any fresh fruits may be used for this mould, or bottled fruits when these are not available. (15) PRUNE MOULD. ^ oz. Cox’s Gelatine.Pineapple Jelly Juice of half a Lemon. I pint Water. ^ glass Port Wine or Brandy. ^ lb. Prunes. 2 ozs. Sugar. A few drops Cox’s Cochineal. Soak the Gelatine in a gill of the water, soak the Prunes in the rest, for a fe%v hour.><, then remove the stones and simmer till soft ; add the di.ssolved Gelatine and other ingredients, and boil gently for te.n minutes more. The kernels cracked, and added, are a gp"eat improvement. Mould as usual. Turn out and serve with whipped cream. A border mould is best. (16) WHIPPED MADEIRA JELLY li LA RU88E. I 02. Cox's Gelatine. 4 pint Madeira Wine. 3 ozs. Lump Sugar. Strained juice and thinly peeled I pint WaterWhipped Madeira Jelly à la Russe. rind of i Lemon. 11 Soak the Gelatine in the water for about ten minutes. Then place it in a stewpan with the sugar and lemon, and stir over the fire tin dissolved. Strain into a basin and when cold add the Madeira v.^ine. Whisk the preparation until it begins to thicken and looks like snow. Pour into a mould previously rinsed in cold water. If preferred, this can be piled on a dish and served at once without moulding. In this case it should be whisked a little longer, as the mixture needs to be ratber firmer. ^ lb White Grapes. I tablespoonful Cox’s Gelatine. I gill whipped Cream, slightly sweetened with Castor Sugar. (17) CHARTREUSE OF GRAPES. iij- pints of Jelly, as per Recipe No, I or 3, using oz. more Gelatine, except in very cold weather. ^ lb. Black Grapes, Dissolve the tablespoonful of Gelatine Chartreuse of Grapes in sufficient water to cover it, and when cool mix with the sweetened cream. Pour about two inches of jelly into a plain mould, and when beginning to set line with alternate layers of the black and white grapes, cover them with jelly, and let set. Now place a small bottle, which has been previously rinsed in cold water, on tbe top, in the centre ot the mould, put a spoonful of jelly round and the layers of grapes, adding jelly to set them until the mould is full. When quite firm pour hot water into the bottle and remove from the jelly. Fill up the space thus made with the cream and dissolved Gelatine. When firm turn out quickly on to a cold dish and serve. Chartreuse of strawberries, bananas, or other fresh ripe fruits can be prepared in the same manner. (18) APPLES IN JELLY. 3 ozs. Sugar. i Lemon rind and juice. 5 oz. Cox’s Gelatine. i pint Water. 6 large Juicy Apples. A few drops Cox’s CochinealApples in Jelly. Soak the Gelatine in halt pint of cold water for about ten