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The Pytchley book of refined cookery and bills of fare

1885

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Presented as published in 1885. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Mix in a stewpan ten ounces of pounded sugar, a pint and a half of new milk, the yolks of eight eggs, four or five drops of essence of vanilla ; stir over the fire until the mixture thickens, add half a pint of cream and freeze, turn it out of the mould or whatever it is frozen in, and mix into it two ounces of candied lemon or citron peel, some dried cherries, one ounce of angelica, all chopped pretty fine, except the cherries. Put the mixture into an ice pudding mould and embed in ice and salt. PEACH CREAM ICE. No. 443. The same as Apricot (No. 426). SWEET DISHES. 231 RASPBERRY CREAM ICE. No. 444. Beat one pound of fresh raspberries, having picked out the stalks, through a hair sieve ; mix the pulp with twelve ounces of pounded sugar and a pint of good cream, and freeze. RHUBARB CREAM ICE. No. 445. Pick, peel, cut into pieces an inch long one pound of rhubarb, stew in half a pint of Syrup (No. 400) until soft, beat through a hair sieve, add a pint of good cream, and freeze. STRAWBERRY CREAM ICE. No. 446 The same process as Raspberry. VANILLA CREAM ICE. No. 447. Boil in half a pint of new milk three ounces of pounded sugar, put it on the side and add the yolks of six eggs ; stir over the fire until the mixture thickens, flavour with four or five drops of essence of vanilla, mix in a pint of cream and freeze. WALNUT CREAM ICE. No. 448. Take a pound of peeled kernels of new walnuts and pound them in a mortar with sufficient milk to enable them to be beaten through a hair sieve. Mix with the puree until quite smooth a gill or so of cream and twelve ounces of sugar, and then add a pint of whipped cream ; freeze in the usual way. Walnuts should be very young and tender for this and the Compote Receipt. THE PYTCHLEY COOKERY BOOK. JELLIES. MADEIRA JELLY. No. 449. To a quart of Syrup (No. 400) add an ounce and a half of French gelatine, the juice of two lemons, and a tumbler of madeira 01 sherry ; dissolve the gelatine and simmer Avith the mixture until well incorporated ; fill a mould with the jelly ; put on ice or in a cold place to set, when turn out and serve. MACEDOINE OF FRUITS JELLY. No. 450. The same as above, only throw in all sorts of fruits in season which have been soaked in brandy and sugar. ORANGE JELLY. No. 451. To a pint and a half of Syrup (No. 400) add one ounce and a half of French gelatine, the juice of eight oranges and two lemons ; cut the rind of two oranges very thin and simmer them in the mixture for two minutes ; strain, mould, and put on ice. ORANGE JELLY. No. 452. Peel and divide six oranges into eight pieces, cutting out the pith and taking out the pips ; prepare a quart of Orange Jelly (No. 451), put some an inch in depth in the mould, and let it get cold ; then arrange a layer of the oranges, with the round part to the outside, on the jelly, pour in some more jelly, let it get cold, and repeat until the mould is full with alternate layers of jelly and oranges; put in ice or in a cold place ; turn out of the mould and serve SWEET DISHES. 233 STRAWBERRY JELLY. No. 453. Make a quart of Madeira Jelly (No. 449), and when nearly cold add a pound of strawberries which have been soaked in sugar and brandy in alternate layers as in Orange Jelly (No. 452). PUDDINGS. APPLE PUDDLNG. No. 454.