Prune Jelly

Ingredients

• 1 lb. of prunes
• 1 quart of water
• 1 lb. of sugar
• 1/4 box gelatine
• the juice of 2 oranges
• that of 2 lemons
• 2 tablespoons of sugar

Method

1. 1

   Soak prunes in water for 3 hours, drain, and strain the soaking water.

2. 2

   Boil the water with sugar for 30 minutes.

3. 3

   Remove stones from prunes, add to boiling syrup, and boil again.

4. 4

   Stir in soaked gelatine.

5. 5

   Pour into wet molds and set to harden in a cold place.

6. 6

   Serve with sugar and cream.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 318. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PRUNE JELLY — Soak 1 lb. of prunes in 1 quart of water 3 hours; drain them, and strain the water in which you soaked them; put it on the range, with 1 lb. of sugar, and let it boil -^ hour. Re- move the stones from the prunes and put them into the boiling syr- up, and boil it up again; have -^ box gelatine which has been soaked in a little cold water and stir it into the boiling prunes. Pour into wet molds, and set to harden in a cold place. Serve with sugar and cream, or whipped cream, or our mock whipped cream. If desired for a variety the juice of 2 oranges and that of 2 lemons, with 2 tablespoons of sugar

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