Orange Jelly Moulded with Slices of Orange

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Cook: 5 min Total: 5 min
Yield
1.0 quart mould
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (5)
for syrup
Instructions (9)
  1. Boil 1/2 lb. of loaf sugar with 1/2 pint of water until there is no scum left (which must be carefully removed as fast as it rises).
  2. Carefully peel the oranges; divide them into thin slices, without breaking the thin skin.
  3. Put these pieces of orange into the syrup, where let them remain for about 5 minutes.
  4. Take them out, and use the syrup for the jelly, which should be made by recipe No. 1454.
  5. When the oranges are well drained, and the jelly is nearly cold, pour a little of the latter into the bottom of the mould.
  6. Lay in a few pieces of orange.
  7. Over these pour a little jelly, and when this is set, place another layer of oranges, proceeding in this manner until the mould is full.
  8. Put it in ice, or in a cool place.
  9. Before turning it out, wrap a cloth round the mould for a minute or two, which has been wrung out in boiling water.
Original Text
ORANGE JELLY MOULDED WITH SLICES OF ORANGE. 1455. INGREDIENTS.—1-1/2 pint of orange jelly No. 1454, 4 oranges, 1 pint of clarified syrup. Mode.—Boil 1/2 lb. of loaf sugar with 1/2 pint of water until there is no scum left (which must be carefully removed as fast as it rises), and carefully peel the oranges; divide them into thin slices, without breaking the thin skin, and put these pieces of orange into the syrup, where let them remain for about 5 minutes; then take them out, and use the syrup for the jelly, which should be made by recipe No. 1454. When the oranges are well drained, and the jelly is nearly cold, pour a little of the latter into the bottom of the mould; then lay in a few pieces of orange; over these pour a little jelly, and when this is set, place another layer of oranges, proceeding in this manner until the mould is full. Put it in ice, or in a cool place, and, before turning it out, wrap a cloth round the mould for a minute or two, which has been wrung out in boiling water. Time.—5 minutes to simmer the oranges. Average cost, 3s. 6d. Sufficient, with the slices of orange, to fill a quart mould. Seasonable from November to May.
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