Aoas-agar Jellt
Ingredients
Directions
Dissolve agar-agar in boiling water.
Once fully dissolved, remove from heat.
Add flavoring extract, coloring matter, and saccharin as desired.
Stir well to combine.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Agar-agar
- Gelling agent that sets the liquid into a firm jelly as it cools.
The step that matters
Dissolve agar-agar in boiling water. Agar must be fully dissolved in boiling water before it sets. Undissolved granules do not form the gel network, which leaves soft spots or a grainy texture in the finished jelly.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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