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Cider Jelly

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United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 7 ingredients

  1. Lemons
  2. Water
  3. two pounds of sugar
  4. one pint of cold Avater
  5. Cider
  6. one pint of clear
  7. a spoonful of cinnamon
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Lemon High in vitamin C · Source of protein

    High in vitamin C · 53 mg per 100 g, 66% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Source of protein · 1.1 g per 100 g, 15% of the energy from protein

    • Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemons, raw, without peel”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. A delicious jelly can be made of cider.
  2. To one pint of clear, sweet cider, allow one pint of cold Avater, two pounds of sugar, one package of gelatine, one large pint of boiling water.
  3. Soak the gelatine in the cold water, and heat until it is entirely dissolved, then add to this the sugar, a spoonful of cinnamon, the juice of two lemons, the grated rind of two, then the dissolved gelatine.
  4. Add the cider last, then turn all into a thick flannel bag, and let it drain.
  5. Do not squeeze the bag at all.
  6. Pour the clear liquid into bowls or glasses and set away to cool.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Grater
  • Colander