Ebook - Recipes Tried And True (1894 Cookbook).txt

CURRANT JELLY. MISS KITTIE SMITH.

A FRENCH CONFECTIONERS RECIPE.--Allow one pound of sugar to one pint

of juice. Boil the juice five minutes, and add the sugar, which has

been previously well heated; boil one minute, stirring carefully.

Always a success.

CURRANT JELLY. MRS. DR. TRUE.

Weigh the currants on the stems. Do not wash them, but carefully

remove all leaves; or whatever may adhere to them. Put a few of the

currants into kettle (porcelain lined or granite iron); mash them to

secure juice to keep from burning; add the remainder of the fruit, and

boil freely for twenty-five minutes, stirring occasionally; strain

through a three-cornered bag of strong texture, putting the liquid in

earthen or wooden vessels (never in tin). Return the strained liquid

to the kettle without the trouble of measuring; let it boil well for a

moment or two; add half the amount of granulated or loaf sugar. As

soon as the sugar is dissolved, the jelly is done. Put in glasses.

PINEAPPLE JAM.

Peel, grate, and weigh the apple. Put pound to pound of pineapple and

sugar. Boil it in a preserving kettle thirty or forty minutes.

CRABAPPLE JELLY.

Boil the apples, with just enough water to cover them, until tender;

mash with a spoon, and strain out the juice. Take a pint of juice to

a pound of sugar; boil thirty minutes, and strain through a hair

sieve.

ROSE GERANIUM JELLY. MRS. SAMUEL BARTRAM.

Drop one large or two small leaves of rose geranium plant into a quart

of apple jelly a few moments before it is done, and you will add a

novel and peculiarly delightful flavor to the jelly.

CRABAPPLE MARMALADE.

Boil the apples in a kettle until soft, with just enough water to

cover them; mash, and strain through a coarse sieve. Take a pound of

apple to a pound of sugar; boil half an hour, and put into jars.

CRANBERRY JELLY. MRS. G. A. LIVINGSTON.

One pound of sugar to each pint of juice; boil, and skim. Test by

dropping a little into cold water; when it does not mingle with the

water, it is done.

APPLE JELLY. MRS. E. SEFFNER.

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