Orange Jelly

Ingredients

• 1 cloz. sweet Oranges
• sixpenny packet Gelatine
• 6 oz. Castor Sugar
• breakfastcupful cold Water

Method

1. 1

   Dissolve gelatine and sugar in water on fire.

2. 2

   Squeeze oranges, and strain juice.

3. 3

   Strain gelatine into this, and stir.

4. 4

   Pour into wetted mould, and cool.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Tried favourites cookery book (1909) by Kirk, E. W. Mrs, page 134. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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