Iceland-moss Jelly

A Plain Cookery Book for the Working ... · Francatelli, Charles Elmé · 1852
Source
A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes
Time
Cook: 45 min Total: 45 min
Status
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Ingredients (4)
Instructions (4)
  1. Put four ounces of Iceland moss to boil in one quart of water, stirring it the whole time it is on the fire.
  2. When it has boiled about three-quarters of an hour, add two ounces of lump sugar and a glass of white wine.
  3. Strain the jelly through a piece of muslin into a basin.
  4. When it is set firm and cold, let it be given to the patient.
Original Text
No. 192. How to make Iceland-moss Jelly. Iceland moss is to be had of all chemists. Put four ounces of Iceland moss to boil in one quart of water, stirring it the whole time it is on the fire; and when it has boiled about three-quarters of an hour, add two ounces of lump sugar and a glass of white wine; strain the jelly through a piece of muslin into a basin, and when it is set firm and cold, let it be given to the patient. This kind of jelly is most beneficial in cases of severe colds, catarrhs, and all pulmonary diseases of the lungs and chest.
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