Date Mould

Ingredients

• half a lb. good dates
• water
• 3 ozs. sugar
• Juice 1 orange
• Wineglassful sherry
• Red colouring

Method

1. 1

   Take the stones out of the dates.

2. 2

   Cut the dates in halves, put them into a saucepan with the water and sugar, cook slowly until soft, then add the Gelatine, orange juice, wine, and red colouring.

3. 3

   Pour into a wet border mould.

4. 4

   Turn out when set and serve with whipped and sweetened cream in the centre.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cox's manual of gelatine cookery (1935) by J. & G. Cox Limited, page 15. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DATE MOULD Take the stones out of the dates. Cut the dates in halves, put them into a saucepan with the water and sugar, cook slowly unti! soft, then add the Gelatine, orange juice, wine, and red colouring. Pour into a wet border mould. Turn out when set and serve with whipped and sweetened cream in the centre. Page 27 4 Oss. sugar Whites of 4 egg Lemon jelly coloured red or green (Recipe No. 8) (Four to five persons} ob | 302. COX’S INSTANT POWDERED GELATINE 5 cup boiling water i} pints thin cream % teaspoonful vaniila essence 6 oz. sugar Pinch of salt [Six or seven persons) 53 1 oz. OOZ’S INSTANT POWDERED GELATINE 1 quart milk 4 ozs. grated sweet chocolate 1 oz. sugar 1 teaspoonful vanilla essence Whipped cream Angelica eed to six persons} 63 OOX’S INSTANT POWDERED GELATINE 2 pint milk o'teaspoonfuls cornflour 2 ozs. sugar Yolks 2 eggs z teaspoonful vanilla essence Yew preserved cherries Pie to six persons] 64 3 0 cOx’s INSTANT POWDERED GEHLATINE 2 pint water + lb. good dates > Wineglassful sherry 3 ozs. sugar Juice 1 orange

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