Italian Jelly, or Fruit Moulded in Jelly
From Mrs. Lincoln's Boston cook book (1887).
A historical recipe
Mrs. Lincoln's Boston cook book, by Mary J. (Mary Johnson) Lincoln and University of Leeds. Library (1887).
Italy
Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Ingredients 6 ingredients
- 34 cup cold water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 pint orange juice
- 1 cup fruit
- 34 box gelatine
- 1 lemon
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Lemon
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
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- 34 box gelatine.
- 34 cup cold water.
- Rind and juice of 1 lemon.
- 1 scant cup boiling water.
- 1 cup sugar.
- 1 pint orange juice.
- 1 cup fruit.
- Soak the gelatine in the cold water till soft.
- Shave the rind of the lemon, using only the yellow part, and soak w'ith the gelatine.
- Pour on the boiling water ;
- add the sugar, lemon juice, and orange juice.
- Strain through a fine napkin into a pitcher, or something from which it can be poured.
- Wet a mould in cold water, and pack it in a pan of ice.
- Put in a layer of jelly half an inch deep and harden it, then a layer of candied fruit or sections of oranges^ fastening each piece of fruit in place with a little jelly before adding enough to cover the fruit, otherwise the fruit will float.
- Repeat till the mould is full.
- Place the pitcher where the jelly will keep liquid but not hot, and be sure that every piece of fruit is firmly in place before adding more.
- This may be made with lemon or loine jelly.
- A variety of designs may be made by arranging different colors of fruit;
- and it well repays one for the trouble, which seems ver}’ slight after the first attempt.
- Do not devote 3’our whole morning to it, but look at it occasionally^ while you are doing other things, adding fruit and jelly as required ;
- and before you are conscious of it, the dish will be prepared.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Sieve