Mrs. Beeton's All About Cookery

The most trusted name in the Victorian kitchen, arranged A to Z: over a thousand recipes with the price of every dish worked out to the penny — including what to serve at a ball supper, and how to carve what you serve.

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12 recipes in this part of Mrs. Beeton's All About Cookery.

Jaunemange

INGREDIENTS for quart moulds.-1 oz. ofisinglass or gelatine, 1 pint of water, 1/2 pint of white wine, the rind and juice of 1 large lemon…

Jellies, Bottled, How to Mould

Bottled jellies, of which some of the best we think are sold by the firms of Crosse and Blackwell, and Goodall, Backhouse and Co., are very…

Jellies of Isinglass and Gela- tine

Isinglass is the purest form of gelatine; but while chemically there is little difference between the two, practically the difference…

Jelly-Bag, How to Make a

The very stout flannel called double-mill, used for ironing blankets, is the best material for a jelly-bag, JELLY-BAG. those of home…

Jelly, Beef (for Invalids)

INGRE- DIENTS.-3 lbs. of lean shin of beef, flavouring of lemon-peel, celery, or whatever may be preferred. Cut the beef into small pieces…

Jelly, Orange, Moulded with slices of Orange

INGREDIENTS for quart mould.-1 pint of orange jelly, 4 oranges, pint of clarified syrup. AVERAGE COST, 1s. 6d. Boil 1/2 lb. of loaf sugar…

Jelly of Two Colours

INGRE- DIENTS for 1½ pint mould.-1½ pint of calf's feet or gelatine jelly, a few drops of prepared cochineal. AVERAGE COST, 1s. 3d. Make 1…

Jelly, Savoury (for Meat Pies)

INGREDIENTS for a large stock. -3 lbs. of shin of beef, 1 calf's-foot, 3 lbs. of knuckle of veal, poultry trimmings (if for game pies, any…

John Dory

INGREDIENTS.-lb. of salt to each gallon of water. AVERAGE CosT, 3s. to 5s. each. This fish, which is esteemed by most people a great…

Johnny Cake

INGREDIENTS for small cake.-A teacupful of yellow Indian meal, a teacupful of flour, a teacupful of water, a teacupful of milk, a large…

Jumbles

INGREDIENTS for large dish of jumbles.-1 lb. of white sugar, 1½ lb. of flour, 1 lb. of butter, 2 lemons, a glass or two of wine or other…

July

Dinners for from Six to Twelve Persons. CU Menu.

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