Neapolitan Jelly

Ingredients

• a package of Cox's gelatine
• half a cupful of cold water
• three-quarters of an ounce, or six sheets, of pink gelatine
• three-fourths of a cupful of cold water
• a pint of boiling water
• a cupful of sugar
• half a pint of wine
• the juice of a lemon
• the yolks of four eggs

Method

1. 1

   Divide a package of Cox's gelatine into halves, and put each half into a bowl with half a cupful of cold water.

2. 2

   Put three-quarters of an ounce of pink gelatine into a third bowl containing three-fourths of a cupful of cold water.

3. 3

   Cover the bowls and set them away for two hours.

4. 4

   At the end of that time, add a pint of boiling water, a cupful of sugar, half a pint of wine, and the juice of a lemon to the pink gelatine, and strain the liquid through a napkin.

5. 5

   Treat one of the other portions of the gelatine in the same way.

6. 6

   Beat together the yolks of four eggs and half a cupful of sugar, and stir this mixture into a pint and a third of boiling milk contained in a double-boiler.

7. 7

   Stir on the fire for three minutes; then strain through a fine sieve, and flavor with a teaspoonful of vanilla extract.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 3 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's kitchen companion (1887) by Maria Parloa, page 375. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Neapolitan Jelly. Divide a package of Cox's gelatine into halves, and put each half into a bowl with half a cupful of cold water. Put three-quarters of an ounce, or six sheets, of pink gela- tine into a third bowl containing three-fourths of a cup- ful of cold water. Cover the bowls to keep out the dust, and set them away for two hours. At the end of that time add a pint of boiling water, a cupful of sugar, half a pint of wine, and the juice of a lemon to the pink gelatine, and, after stirring till the gelatine is dissolved, strain the liquid through a napkin. Treat one of the other portions of the gelatine in the same way. Beat together the yolks of four eggs

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