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1888

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Presented as published in 1888. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
parts broken ice and 1 part of rough salt ; shake it well down, so that the mixture goes underneath the cup- board of the cave, and fill well up, so that the lid will just slide over the ice and salt ; re- place the lids ; now fill the mould with the frozen cream from the freezer, and see that it is well pressed or shaken into the mould ; place the mould for to 2 hours in the cave ; when ready, dip the mould for an instant in cold water, and turn out as a jelly. If you wish to keep the ice in shape ; after it is turned out it may be put back in the cave and will keep perfectly several hours, so that ices can be prepared long before they are required. When anything is freezing in the cave do not open the door oftener than is necessary. When the cave is done with remove the brine and wash out with boiling water, and see that it is put away dry. N.B. — Any ordinary copper mould may be used for the ices in this cave. For description, sizes, and prices of caves, see page 142. 133 FOOD IN SEASON JANUARY. Fish. Fish— continued. Poultry and Brill Carp Cod Soles Sprats Shrimps Game. Black Game Crab Turbot Chickens Crawfish Whiting Ducks Crayfish Fruit Ditto (Wild) Eels Apples Fowls Flounders Almonds Geese Gurnets Bananas Hares Herrings Chestnuts Larks Halibut Cocoanuts Poulardes Haddock Grapes Pigeons (Tame) Lobster Figs Pheasants Mackerel Lemons Partridges Oysters Plaice Melons (Water) Pullets Oranges Plovers Perch Tangerines Rabbits Pike Pines Snipe Smelts Pears Turkeys Skate Rhubarb (forced) Woodcock FEBRUARY. Fish. Fish —continued. Poultry and Carp Cod Smelts Sprats Game. Crabs Trout Black Game Crawfish Turbot Chickens Crayfish Whitebait Ducks Eels Flounders Fruit. Ditto (Wild) Fowls Gurnets Apples Geese Haddock Almonds Hares Herrings Bananas Larks Lobster Cocoanuts Poulardes Mackerel Grapes Pheasants Oysters Lemons Partridges Plaice Melons (Water) Plovers Perch Oranges Prairie Hens Pike Ditto, Seville Rabbits Salmon Pines Snipe Shrimps Pears Turkeys Skate Rhubarb (forced) Woodcock Vegetables. Artichokes (Globe) Ditto (Jerusalem) Brussels Sprouts Beetroot Cucumbers Celery- Chervil Garlic Greens Horseradish Kale Lettuce Leeks Mushrooms Onions Parsnips Potatoes Savoys Shallots Salsify Vegetables. Artichokes (Globe) Ditto (Jerusalem) Brussels Sprouts Beetroot Cucumbers Celery Chervil Garlic Greens Horseradish Kale Lettuce Leeks Mushrooms Onions Parsnips Potatoes Savoys Shallots Salsify 134 MARCH. Fish. Fish— continued. Poultry and Trout Game. Vegetables. Carp (until 15tb) Turbot Black Game Crabs Whitebait Chickens Artichokes (Globe) Cod Ducks Beetroot Crawfish Ditto, Wild Cucumbers Crayfish Ducklings Chervil Eels Fruit. Fowls Garlic Flounders Geese Horseradish Gurnets Apples Guinea Fowl Kale Haddock Almonds Hares Lettuce Lobster Bananas Poulard es Leeks Mackerel Cocoanuts Pheasants (until Mushrooms Oysters Figs 12th) Onions Perch (until 15th) Grapes Partridges, ditto Potatoes Pike ditto Lemons Plover (until 15tb) Parsnips Salmon Oranges Prairie Hens Salsify Smelts Ditto, Seville Quails Savoys Skate Pines Babbits Shallots Sprats Ehubarb (forced) Snipe (until 15th) Spinach Shrimps Woodcock Tomatoes APRIL. Fish. Fish— continued. Poultry and Vegetables. Crawfish Trout Game. Crabs Turbot