Lemon Jelly

Lemon Jelly

Lemon Jelly

Lemon Jelly

Preparation

  • Put the sugar, gelatine and water in a saucepan

  • Peel the rind from three of the lemons and slice very thinly

  • Strain the juice of all five lemons, and add water to make it up to ½

  • Put the sauce pan with gelatine sheets on the fire and stir with a whisk until the gelatine has dissolved

  • Then add the lemon rind and juice, cinnamon, clove, the whites slightly beaten and the shells broken

  • Whisk well until boiling.

  • Take it off of the fire for five or ten minutes and strain through a teacloth

  • The first time this will be muddy

  • Strain it through the cloth again and continue the process until it is clear.

  • When it is cool pour it into the mould

  • When it has set, place the mould for a moment in hot water and then unmould

Ingredients

  • 6 oz Loaf Sugar

  • 1 ½ oz Marshall's Gelatine

  • 1 ½ pints water

  • 5 Juicy Lemons

  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick

  • 1 Clove

  • The whites and shells of 2 Eggs