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1882

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Presented as published in 1882. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Out-of-door grapesGrape Jelly which ripen imperfectly may be used for making jelly, or small grapes where there is such an abundance that only the finest come to table. Strip them from their stalks, bruise slightly ; simmer on the fire (in a bain-marie stewpan) till they are wasted to a third; pass through a hair sieve ; put again on the fire, and reduce till of the consistency of fruit jelly. If the grapes are sweet enough, no sugar is wanted ; if not sweet enough, some sugar must be added for the second boiling. 414 BARBERRY JELLY. If the grapes are not required to keep, a good dish is obtained by stewing them with sugar for a short time. Barberry Jelly. Strip the barberries from their stalks, put them in a bain-marie saucepan, or a milk stewpan, with enough water to cover them. After they have boiled for about a quarter of an hour, take them off the fire ; put them in a basin, and bruise with a wooden spoon ; pass through a hair sieve, weigh the juice thus ob- tained, and add its weight of sugarBarberry Jelly. Boil till bubbles rise all over the surface ; take off the fire, skim, and pour into pots. This jelly makes a delicious syrup for pudding a la mousseline, gateau of rice, and other puddings which are improved by the contrast of fruit to ^^% flavour. Quince Jelly. Pare and slice the quinces, and put into a preserv- ing-pan with sufficient water to float them. Boil until the fruit is reduced to a pulp. Strain off the clear juice, and to each pint allow i lb. loaf sugar. Boil the juice and sugar together for about three- quarters of an hour, removing all the scum as it rises. Test the jelly by pouring a little on a plate to see when it is firm enough. The residue left on the sieve will make a common marmalade for immediate use. by boiling every pound of pulp with \ lb. of common sugar. ORANGE MARMALADE. 415 Allow three hours to boil the quincesQuince Jelly in water, and three-quarters of an hour to boil the jelly. To Preserve Oranges whole. Take Seville oranges of the same size, make a slit an inch long in the sides ; set them to boil in a good deal of water, and change the water twice, so as to diminish the bitterness. The oranges must simmer till quite tender, care being taken that they do not break. When tender drain carefully on a sieve, and let them remain twelve hours, then simmer in very weak syrup for one hour. Drain from this syrup, and simmer in richer syrup till the oranges are semi- transparent. Before the oranges are quite finished a little brandy must be stirred into the syrup. The rich syrup is made by dissolving 2 lbs. loaf sugar in i pint water, and adding 2 ozs. ground ginger. The weak syrup, 6 ozs. sugar, and 2 ozs. ground ginger to i pint water. When the sugar is dissolved, the liquid is to be put in a stewpan, allowed to come to the boil, and skimmed. Then pour into a basin and use. Orange Marmalade. To every eight Seville orangesTo Preserve Oranges Whole, allow twelve sweet oranges. Take off the rind of the Seville oranges in two or at most four parts, boil till tender in water enough to cover the rinds, drain and scrape away the white inner part, mix the juice and pulp of the Seville and sweet oranges. Be very careful to pick out the 4i6 PINEAPPLE MARMALADE. Pineapple Marmalade