Pour a little jelly in the mould, and when set, make any
pretty design with the white of egg, such as a large daisy,
the petals being cut from the hard-boiled white, and half
the hard-boiled yolk forming the yellow centre of the daisy.
Add some more jelly, and when that is set rub the yolk of
the egg through a wire sieve on the jelly; pour a little more
jelly on that, then a little more egg, taking care the jelly
sets each time. After having made this band half-an-inch
deep of this “gold-dust,” proceed to fill up with clear jelly,
a few pieces of cold chicken, tongue, etc.
Aspic for Garnishing.— Chicken or lobster salad are often
served inside a rim of aspic jelly, or simply garnished with
pieces of aspic jelly cut in fancy shapes, or crumbled. To
make the rim or border put the aspic into what is called
a narrow border moidd. When ready to serve turn out on
a dish and fill the centre with chicken or lobster salad.
Sprigs of parsley and a few radishes may be arranged in
the aspic to give it a good effect.
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Dec.
GHERKIN PRESERVE. APPLES
December 30. — (xherkin (Young Cucumber) Preserve (Miss
Breda’s). — Take equal weight of sugar and fruit; a few
cloves. Take the gherkin, and with a sharp-pointed knife
cut a small incision at the side, and with a thin steel
knitting-needle pierce a few holes at each end. Lay in
a deep basin in lime-water — an ounce of ordinary lime to
three quarts of cold water — for a night. Wash clean, and
lay in cold water, to which half-an-ounce of salt✪ Gherkin Preserve was added,
for a day. The next day boil in water till soft enough to
pierce with a reed ; drain and pop into cold water for a
few minutes. In the meantime get ready a syrup, made
by boiling equal proportions of sugar and water, skim and
strain it ; let the syrup get cold, and put the gherkins into
the syrup over-night. Next day boil slowly for three or
four hours, flavour with a few cloves, or a few pieces of
ginger tied in a piece of muslin. Take out the bag when
the preserve is ready. Bottle, boiling-hot, in Hazel jars.
The test by which we know the preserve is ready is to
put some syrup on a plate ; if it ripples as it cools it is
good. \
Apples. — Cutting sent me from a parish magazine —
‘“Here’s to thee, old apple tree,
Whence thou mayst bud, and whence thou mayst blow.
And whence thou mayst bear apples eno’,
Hats full, caps full.
Baskets, bushel, sacks full,
And my pockets full too, huzza.’
“Thus sang the West-country farmers on the eve of
the Epiphany, while dancing round the largest and best-
bearing tree, as they drank to it three times, in a pitcher
of cider.”
Apple Jelly. — Pare and core some apples, slice with a
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Dec.
silver knife into a preserving-pan with enough water to
cover them, boil till tender, and then strain off, pressing
out the juice through a coarse muslin bag. To each pint
of juice add | lb. sugar✪ Apple Jelly; boil briskly till it becomes a
jelly ; test it as described above.
Apple Snow (Miss Breda’s). —
6 large apples,
packet isinglass or gelatine.
Wineglass of water, to soak isinglass.
Juice of a lemon.
Whites of 2 eggs.
3 ozs. sifted sugar.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Pour a little jelly in the mould, and when set, make any pretty design with the white of egg, such as a large daisy, the petals being cut from the hard-boiled white, and half the hard-boiled yolk forming the yellow centre of the daisy. Add some more jelly, and when that is set rub the yolk of the egg through a wire sieve on the jelly; pour a little more jelly on that, then a little more egg, taking care the jelly sets each time. After having made this band half-an-inch deep of this “gold-dust,” proceed to fill up with clear jelly, a few pieces of cold chicken, tongue, etc.
Aspic for Garnishing.— Chicken or lobster salad are often served inside a rim of aspic jelly, or simply garnished with pieces of aspic jelly cut in fancy shapes, or crumbled. To make the rim or border put the aspic into what is called a narrow border moidd. When ready to serve turn out on a dish and fill the centre with chicken or lobster salad. Sprigs of parsley and a few radishes may be arranged in the aspic to give it a good effect.
Dec.
GHERKIN PRESERVE. APPLES
December 30. — (xherkin (Young Cucumber) Preserve (Miss Breda’s). — Take equal weight of sugar and fruit; a few cloves. Take the gherkin, and with a sharp-pointed knife cut a small incision at the side, and with a thin steel knitting-needle pierce a few holes at each end. Lay in a deep basin in lime-water — an ounce of ordinary lime to three quarts of cold water — for a night. Wash clean, and lay in cold water, to which half-an-ounce of salt was added, for a day. The next day boil in water till soft enough to pierce with a reed ; drain and pop into cold water for a few minutes. In the meantime get ready a syrup, made by boiling equal proportions of sugar and water, skim and strain it ; let the syrup get cold, and put the gherkins into the syrup overnight. Next day boil slowly for three or four hours, flavour with a few cloves, or a few pieces of ginger tied in a piece of muslin. Take out the bag when the preserve is ready. Bottle, boiling-hot, in Hazel jars. The test by which we know the preserve is ready is to put some syrup on a plate ; if it ripples as it cools it is good. \
Apples. — Cutting sent me from a parish magazine —
‘“Here’s to thee, old apple tree,
Whence thou mayst bud, and whence thou mayst blow.
And whence thou mayst bear apples eno’,
Hats full, caps full.
Baskets, bushel, sacks full,
And my pockets full too, huzza.’
“Thus sang the West-country farmers on the eve of the Epiphany, while dancing round the largest and bestbearing tree, as they drank to it three times, in a pitcher of cider.”
Apple Jelly. — Pare and core some apples, slice with a
APPLE SNOW. GREEN BUTTER
Dec.
silver knife into a preserving-pan with enough water to cover them, boil till tender, and then strain off, pressing out the juice through a coarse muslin bag. To each pint of juice add | lb. sugar; boil briskly till it becomes a jelly ; test it as described above.
Apple Snow (Miss Breda’s). —
6 large apples, packet isinglass or gelatine.
Wineglass of water, to soak isinglass.
Juice of a lemon.
Whites of 2 eggs.
3 ozs. sifted sugar.
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Gherkin PreserveApple JellyApple Snow