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Italy

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

Ingredients 9 ingredients

  1. Must
  2. a pint of cream put
  3. one ounce of isinglass
  4. Water
  5. one lemon
  6. Sugar
  7. a quart of thick cream
  8. Wine
  9. Brandy
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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).

Method

  1. Add to a quart of thick cream the juice of four lemons, and the rind of two grated ;
  2. sugar it to the taste.
  3. Let it stand half an hour, and whisk it till it becomes very thick ;
  4. tie it as closely as possible in a napkin, and set it on a sieve a night to drain.
  5. In the morning it will be stiff and turn out well ;
  6. a little wine or brandy may be put to this, but it is very good without.
  7. To a pint of cream put the juice of one lemon, and sugar to the taste, whip it for twenty minutes slowly ;
  8. melt in the meantime one ounce of isinglass, which must be strained and nearly cold by the time the cream is sufficiently whipped.
  9. Add the isinglass to the cream by degrees while you are whipping it, and when it seems thick, put it into a mould.
  10. The isinglass must be melted in as little water as possible, and may be coloured with cochineal.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Grater
  • Sieve
  • Colander