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Lemon Jelly

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United States

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

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. half pint juice of fresh lemons
  2. half pint cold water
  3. one pint water boiling hot
  4. three-quarters pound of sugar

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. Half box Nelson's gelatine, dissolved for an hour in half pint cold water;
  2. then add one pint water boiling hot, three-quarters pound of sugar, half pint juice of fresh lemons, after the sugar is entirely dissolved;
  3. stir all together, strain and put to cool, then in the icebox to harden.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve