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Strengthening Jelly

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Strengthening Jelly

Strengthening Jelly

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine isinglass shavings, Jamaica peppercorns, and bread in a pot.

  2. Add 1 quart of water and bring to a boil.

  3. Reduce the mixture to 1 pint and strain it.

  4. Take a large spoonful of the jelly in wine and water, milk, tea, or any other drink.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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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