Smelts in Savoury Jelly

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
Source
The Experienced English Housekeeper
Time
Cook: 30 min Total: 30 min
Status
success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe
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Ingredients (6)
Instructions (9)
  1. Gut and wash your smelts.
  2. Season them with mace and salt.
  3. Lay them in a pot with butter over them.
  4. Tie them down with paper.
  5. Bake them half an hour.
  6. Take them out.
  7. When they are a little cool, lay them separately on a board to drain.
  8. When they are quite cold, lay them on a deep plate in what form you please.
  9. Pour cold jelly over them.
Original Text
SMELTS in SAVOURY JELLY. GUT and wash your smelts, season them with mace and salt, lay them in a pot with butter over them, tie them down with paper, and bake them half an hour, take them out, and when they are a little cool lay them separately on a board to drain, when they are quite cold lay them on a deep plate in what form you please, pour cold jelly over them, and they will look like live fish.—Make your jelly as before.
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