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Red Currant Jelly

From The household cook book, 1902

Serves 2

A second grade of jelly can be made by squeezing the remaining juice out.

Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 366. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

RED CURRANT JELLY.— Choose good, ripe currants; pick them over, but do not stem them; wash, drain and mash them in a porcelain kettle; it will darken the jelly to heat them now; use a wooden masher; drain over night in the jelly bag, but do not squeeze it. Use 1 pint sugar to 1 pint juice

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