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Strawberry Jelly

A fruit jelly made from strawberries, water, powdered sugar, and isinglass.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Strawberry Jelly

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the strawberry base

  1. Bruise the strawberries in an earthen pan with a wooden spoon.

  2. Add cold water and powdered sugar, then let sit for 1-2 hours.

  3. Strain the mixture through a jelly bag.

Set the jelly

  1. Dissolve isinglass in ½ cup of water, then skim and cool it.

  2. Mix the strawberry juice with the dissolved isinglass and pour into a mold.

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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What each ingredient does

Fresh strawberries
Provide the main flavor and the juice that forms the jelly.
Powdered sugar
Adds sweetness and helps draw flavor out of the strawberries.
Isinglass
Gelatin-like setting agent that firms the liquid into a jelly as it cools.

The step that matters

Skim the dissolved isinglass before cooling. Skimming removes foam and impurities so the jelly sets clear and smooth rather than cloudy or speckled. Isinglass sets as it cools, so the mixture should be poured while still liquid and before it firms.

“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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