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Jam Sauce

A historical recipe from The Art of Living in Australia Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information , by Philip E. Muskett.

A historical recipe

The Art of Living in Australia Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information by Mrs. H. Wicken, by Philip E. Muskett. Project Gutenberg eBook #4219.

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Source and licence

From The Art of Living in Australia Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information , by Philip E. Muskett. Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #4219 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4219). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Method

  1. 1 tablespoonful Jam--1d.
  2. 1/2 pint Water 1 oz.
  3. Sugar 1 teaspoonful Cornflour 1/2 Lemon--1d.
  4. Put the water, jam, lemon juice, and sugar into a small saucepan and boil it for five minutes.
  5. Mix the cornflour with a little cold water and pour it in;
  6. stir till it boils up.
  7. Strain the jam out, and it is ready to serve;
  8. a few drops of cochineal improve the colour.