Welsh Capillaire
From Cassell's dictionary of cookery, 1892
Serves 13
This is a pleasant but not strong cordial, and should be kept in a cool room until two years old to be excellent.
Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 2251. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Welsh Capillaire. — Take a pound and a half of clarified honey, lialf a pound of pre- served ginger, three quarts of strong raisin Avine, two quarts of proof spirit of wine, one ounce each of candied lemon and citron sliced, two ounces of red-currant jelly, four ounces of sugar-candy beaten fine, one ounce of isinglass dissolved in a little water, two ounces of sweet almonds beaten to a paste, half an ounce of bitter almonds also beaten to a paste, one ounce of thin rind of Seville oranges, and one ounce of lemon-juice
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