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Superlative Red Currant Jelly
From Modern cookery, in all its branches, 1884
Serves 8
This jelly may not be firm enough for table use in damp seasons.
Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
762Calories
2 gProtein
196 gCarbs
1 gFat
Full nutrition (27 nutrients)
Calories762 kcal
Protein2.4 g
Carbohydrates196 g
Sugars170 g
Total Fat1.2 g
Saturated Fat0.1 g
Monounsaturated Fat0.1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat0.3 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium5.1 mg
Potassium551 mg
Calcium95 mg
Iron2.7 mg
Magnesium41 mg
Phosphorus100 mg
Zinc0.5 mg
Copper0.2 mg
Manganese0.4 mg
Vitamin C308 mg
Vitamin A20 mcg
Vitamin E1.7 mg
Vitamin B60.1 mg
Vitamin B120 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.1 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.1 mg
Niacin (B3)0.5 mg
Water140 g
Estimated from matched ingredients across 8 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Modern cookery, in all its branches (1884) by Eliza Acton, page 443. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
SUPERLATIVE RED CURRANT JELLY". ( Norman Receipt .) Strip carefully from the stems some quite ripe currants of tfa^ finest quality, and mix with them an equal weight of good sugar re- duced to powder ; boil these together quickly for exactly eight minutes, keep them stirred all the time, and clear off the scum — which will be very abundant — as it rises ; then turn the preserve into a very clean sieve, and put into small jars the jelly which runs through it, and which will be delicious in flavour, and of the brightest colour. It should be carried immediately, when this is practicable, to an ex- tremely cool but not a damp place, and left there until perfectly cold. The currants which remain in the sieve make an excellent jam, par- ticularly if only part of the jelly be taken from them. In Normandy where the fruit is of richer quality than in England, this preserve is boiled only two minutes, and is both firm and beautifully trans- parent. Currants, 3 lbs. ; sugar, 3 lbs.
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