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Strawberry Solid

Dissolve three-quarters of an ounce of isinglass by boiling it in a quarter of a pint of water. Press a pint of strawberries through a sieve and add a table-spoonful of lemon-juice and a little sugar. Add three-quarters of a pint of cream and the dissolved isinglass when cool. Mix thoroughly. Pour the solid into a damp earthenware mould, as metal would spoil its colour, and when it is stiff it will be ready for use. If fresh strawberries are not at hand, jam may be used instead, but it will need to be rubbed through a fine sieve to keep out the seeds. Probable cost, 3s. 6d. Sufficient for six or eight persons. Time, about an hour to prepare.