Gooseberry Mould

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Gelatine
• one cup of the water
• sugar
• 1 lb. gooseberries

Method

1. 1

   Dissolve the Gelatine with one cup of the water.

2. 2

   Wipe, top, and tail the gooseberries, put them into a saucepan with the other cup of water, cook slowly till the skins are quite tender, add sugar, and when it is dissolved rub the gooseberries through a sieve.

3. 3

   Add the Gelatine, keep on stirring until it begins to set, and add the colouring.

4. 4

   Pour into a wet mould.

5. 5

   When set, turn out and serve with cream.

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.

1 1b. gooseberries 4+ ib. sugar 1 pint boiling water Green colouring ZGG JELLY Put the Gelatine into a saucepan, add the water and the thinly cut rinds of orange and lemon. Allow them to remain for half an hour. Squeeze the juice of orange and lemon into a cup, fill it up with cold water, add to the Gelatine and stir over a slow fire till quite hot. It must not boil. Remove from the fire, cool slightly, and add the egg well beaten. Pour into a wet mould and turn out when set. FROZEN PINEAPPLE Pare the pineapples, grate them into a sauce- pan, add the cold water and sugar, and stir over the fire till they boil. Dissolve the Gelatine in the boiling water and add to the pineapple mixture. Cool, turn intoa mould, and freeze. GOLDEN PUDDING Put the Gelatine into a saucepan, add the water, sugar, grated rind, and juice of the lemons, then stir over a gentle heat till dissolved. Cool and strain to the eggs, which should be well beaten. Mix well and pour into a wet border mould. Turn out when set and fill the centre with chopped lemon jelly. Garnish with small pink roses or Carnations. GOOSEBERRY MOULD Dissolve the Gelatine with one cup of the water. Wipe, top, and tail the gooseberries, put them into a saucepan with the other cup of water, cook slowly till the skins are quite tender, add sugar

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