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TO  CLAEIFY  ISINGLASS
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TO CLAEIFY ISINGLASS

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

474
Calories
12g
Protein
26g
Fat
58g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pine 1 oz (28g) 191
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Strawberry 1 cup (152g) 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Water not in our table 0
Syrup not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • two pounds of loaf sugar
  • one quart of water
  • one pint of boiling syrup upon two quarts of strawberries
  • a pound of sugar
  • a pint of clarified isinglass
  • half pound
  • three lemons
  • two eggs may be added
  • two eggs well beaten
  • two quarts of strawberries
  • 95 pine apples

Directions

1

Cooper's isinglass is the best. Wash it well, and put it in a pan ; and to a half pound, add a pint and a half of water, a quarter of a pound of sugar, and the juice of three lemons; let it boil slowly about fifteen minutes; removing the scum as it rises. When cold, the whites of two eggs may be added, and boiled again for a few minutes ; then jDassed through a jelly strainer.

2

TO CLARIFY SUGAR. To two pounds of loaf sugar, add one quart of water ; and when the sugar is dissolved, add the whites of two eggs well beaten ; let it boil slowly, until the scum has ceased rising, then pour through a strainer.

3

STRAWBERRY JELLY. Pour one pint of boiling syrup upon two quarts of strawberries ; let it remain until cold ; then press through a jelly bag. Let it boil again, and stir in it a pint of clarified isinglass ; then pom* into moulds to cool.

4

FAMILY RECEIPT BOOK. 95

5

Pine apples, oranges, or any otlier fruit can be made into jelly in tlie same way.

By Hodgson, Mary, fl. 1855 · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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