742. Gold or Silver Jelly, or both mixed

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
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success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
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Ingredients (5)
Jelly Base
Gilding/Ornamentation
Instructions (6)
  1. Mix gold or silver leaves with a little jelly.
  2. Ornament the bottom of the mould with the jelly mixture.
  3. Place the mould in ice till set.
  4. Fill with very clear calf’s foot jelly.
  5. Alternatively, cut up a quarter of a sheet of gold leaf in a glass of pale brandy.
  6. Use the brandy and gold leaf mixture as described above.
Original Text · last edited 13 days ago
742. Gold or Silver Jelly, or both mixed, is made with eau de vie de Dantzic, mixing the gold or silver leaves with a little jelly, ornamenting the bottom of the mould with it, which place in ice till set, fill with very clear calf’s foot jelly. It can also be made by cutting up a quarter of a sheet of gold leaf in a glass of pale brandy, and use as the former.
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