The Art of German Cooking and Baking: Revised and Enlarged EditionMeier, Lina
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The Art of German Cooking and Baking: Revised and Enlarged Edition
Meier, Lina
Cooking, German
Preparation: White wine, brandy, cherry juice, lemon juice, orange
juice, sugar, yolks of eggs and the gelatine dissolved in wine are
mixed well and stirred over a slow fire until it thickens, but do not
let it boil. While still warm, add the whites of eggs beaten to a
froth and salt. Oil a mold, put in the cream and place on ice or
prepare it a day before using. When serving, turn it out and garnish
with cherries.
No. 65—WINE JELLY WITH RICE LAYERS.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
Wine Jelly.
½ bottle of white wine
9 layers of gelatine or ¾ package
1½ cups of water
Juice of 2 lemons and 1 orange
Rice Layer.
¼ lb. of sugar
¾ cup of good rice
3 qts. of water
Juice and grated rind of ½ lemon
1 pinch of salt
½ pt. of white wine
3 layers or ¼ package of white gelatine
3 oranges
Preparation: White wine, lemon and orange juice, sugar and gelatine
dissolved in 1½ cups of water are well mixed over a slow fire. The
rice is washed and cooked 25 minutes in 3 qts. of water, then poured
into a colander or sieve. Now add the wine, sugar, lemon juice and
rind, salt and dissolved gelatine, cover and cook very slowly. When
the juice has been absorbed by the rice, take it from the stove and
cool. A dish is placed into ice or very cold water and a layer of wine
jelly poured in to stiffen. When that is stiff, cut out oblong
dumplings of cold rice and place them on the jelly layer in circles,
pour on another layer of wine jelly and so on until the rice and jelly
are used up. When stiff, turn it out and garnish the jelly and platter
with orange slices.
No. 66—WHITE WINE JELLY WITH FRUIT LAYERS.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
½ bottle of white wine
9 layers or ¾ package of white gelatine
¾ pt. of water
¾ cup of sugar
Juice of 2 lemons and one orange
Fruit for Layers.
Bananas
Strawberries or pineapples
Preparation: White wine, dissolved gelatine, sugar, lemon and orange
juice are well mixed and stirred over the fire until it starts to
boil, then strain through a cloth. Place a dish on ice or into very
cold water, pour in a cup of jelly to stiffen, on this place a layer
of fruit, strawberries, sliced bananas or pineapples and repeat
several times.
If you have no fresh fruit, use preserves from which the syrup has
been drained. The jelly layer must be on top. Turn it out before
serving. The platter may be garnished with various kinds of fruit.
No. 67—LEMON JELLY.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
¾ qt. of water
Juice of 4 to 5 lemons
10 layers or 1 package of white gelatine
½ lb. of sugar
Preparation: The gelatine is dissolved in ¾ qt. of warm water, sugar
and lemon juice added and the whole warmed a little, then strained
through a cloth. Put into a mold and when stiff, turn it out on a
platter.
Remarks: You may put layers of fruit into the jelly according to No.
66, Wine Jelly With Fruit Layers.
No. 68—ORANGE JELLY.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
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