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Cassell's dictionary of cookery

1892

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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Welsh Capillaire. — Take a pound and a half of clarified honey, lialf a pound of pre- served ginger, three quarts of strong raisin Avine, two quarts of proof spirit of wine, one ounce each of candied lemon and citron sliced, two ounces of red-currant jelly, four ounces of sugar-candy beaten fine, one ounce of isinglass dissolved in a little water, two ounces of sweet almonds beaten to a paste, half an ounce of bitter almonds also beaten to a paste, one ounce of thin rind of Seville oranges, and one ounce of lemon-juiceWelsh Capillaire strained. Clarify the honey to the highest extent; beat the almonds with a spoonful of the wine ; and infuse all in a jar for two months. Then strain and filter it bright ; colour with light yellow, and bottle it. This is a pleasant but not strong cordial, and should be kept in a cool room until two years old to be excellent. Welsh Gallimanfry.— Slice some cheese and put it in a mortar. Pound it well, flavour rather highly -^ath mustard, and moisten with butter, a little vinegar, and wine. When quite smooth it will be ready for serving. Welsh Haras. — A Welsh ham is simply the name given to a fat leg of mutton which has been cured and smoked like an ordinary ham. As a Welsh ham has little fat of its own, it is ciistomary to put a piece of fat bacon into the paa vnth. it when boiling, and to serve the bacon with the ham. Welsh Leek Porridge.— This is made just like cock-a-leekie soup, and thickened with toasted bread. It used to be the custom to stew French plums with the porridge, but this now is scarcely ever done. Welsh Nectar (a pleasant summer beve- rage).— Cut the peel of three lemons very thin, and put the rind into a jar with the strained juice, two pounds of loaf sugar, and a pound of raisins stoned and chopped small. Pour uijon these ingredients two gallons of water which has been boiled and allowed to cool. Stir the liquor daily for five days, strain through a jelly-bag, bottle, and tie down the corlf. It will be fit for use in ten days or a fortnight. Time, five days to make the nectar. Probable cost. Is. per gallon. Sufficient to make two gallons. Welsh Pudding, Modern (sometimes called Quaker's Pudding). — Take half a pound of fresh beef suet free from skin and fibre. Chop it small, and mix with it half a pound of finely-grated bread-crumbs, half a pound of sugar, the grated rind of a large fresh lemon, and the juice of two. Mix these ingredients thoroughlj', and bind the mixture together with two eggsWelsh Pudding, Modern well beaten. Put it into a buttered mould, place it in boiling water, and keep it boiling quickly until done enough. Turn it out carefully, and serve. Time to boil the pudding, four hours. Probable cost, Is. or Is. 2d. Suf- ficient for half a dozen persons. Welsh Pudding, Very Rich.~Eub a large Imnp of sugar upon the rind of a fresh lemon till all the yellow part is taken oif . Crush it to powder, and add additional sugar to make up the quantity to thi'ee ounces. Melt four ounces of fresh butter very gently. Mix with it the yolks of four and the whites of two eggs, and add the sugar. Line a shallow dish with good pastry, put in the mixtui-e, and bake till done enough. Time to bake the pudding, half an hour to three-quarters of an hour. Probable cost. Is. 2d. Suflicient for four or five persons.