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Currant Paste
From Modern cookery, in all its branches, 1884
Serves 2
This paste is refreshing in cases of fever.
Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
509Calories
3 gProtein
130 gCarbs
1 gFat
Full nutrition (33 nutrients)
Calories509 kcal
Protein3.2 g
Carbohydrates130 g
Fiber9.8 g
Sugars116 g
Total Fat0.8 g
Saturated Fat0 g
Monounsaturated Fat0.1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat0.2 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium3.3 mg
Potassium626 mg
Calcium76 mg
Iron2.3 mg
Magnesium30 mg
Phosphorus100 mg
Zinc0.5 mg
Copper0.2 mg
Manganese0.4 mg
Vitamin D0 mcg
Vitamin C93 mg
Vitamin A4.5 mcg
Vitamin E0.2 mg
Vitamin K25 mcg
Vitamin B60.2 mg
Vitamin B120 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.1 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.1 mg
Niacin (B3)0.2 mg
Folate18 mcg
Choline17 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water191 g
Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Modern cookery, in all its branches (1884) by Eliza Acton, page 445. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
CURRANT PASTE. Stalk and heat some red currants as for jelly, pour off* three parts of the juice, which can be used for that preserve, and press the re- mainder, with the pulp of the fruit, closely through a hair sieve reversed ; boil it briskly, keeping it stirred the whole time, until it forms a dry paste ; then for each pound (when first weighed) add seven ounces of pounded sugar, and boil the whole from twenty-five to thirty minutes longer, taking care that it shall not burn. This paste is remarkably pleasant and refreshing in cases of fever, and ac- ceptable often for winter-desserts. CHAP. XXIV.] PRESERVES. 511 Red currants boiled from 5 to 7 minutes, pressed with one-fourth of their juice through a sieve, boiled from to 2 hour. To each pound 7 oz. pounded sugar
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