Flummery
INGREDIENTS for quart mould.-1 oz. of gelatine, the rind and juice of 1 lemon, 4 eggs, 1 pint of raisin wine, loaf sugar to taste, 1 pint of water. AVERAGE COST, 1s. 6d.
Put the gelatine with the lemon-rind in the water in a lined saucepan, and simmer gently until the gelatine is dissolved; strain into a basin and add the eggs, well beaten, the lemon-juice, strained, and the wine; sweeten to taste with pounded loaf sugar; mix all well together and pour the mixture into a jug. Put this jug, as a custard, in a pan of boiling water, and keep stirring until the mixture thickens, but do not let it boil. Strain it into an oiled or wetted mould, and put it in a cool place to set.
It is better to make this dish the day before it is required. TIME.-15 minutes to simmer the gelatine, 15 minutes to stir. SEASONABLE at any time.