Fruit Jellies

Directions

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   ["Raspberry Jellies Prepare raspberry juice by crushing the fruit, warming it in a bowl over hot water until the juice flows freely and then straining through muslin. Soak the gelatine in the cold water. Dissolve the sugar in the juice and boil up to 240 F or the soft ball stage. Add the lemon juice and gelatine. Re-heat to 240 F and pour into a tin previously rinsed in cold water. If the colour is pale add a few drops of cochineal before the end, but fresh fruit should give a brilliant colour. When set, loosen the sides with a hot knife and", "Crystallising: CRYSTALLISING CANDIED FRUIT (This is the chapter that the author said to use for crystallising the jellies. I assume where it says fruit you would substitute jellies.) A sparkling finish is much sought after in this class of sugar work, so here are two recipes-one very simple, the other correct and of lasting quality. SIMPLE CRYSTALLISING Dip each fruit very quickly into boiling water-just in and out-drain it on blotting-paper or butter muslin. Have ready sufficient sieved granulated sugar spread upon a sheet of paper to accommodate the fruits. Roll them gently about in the sugar until completely coated. Leave in a dry, warm situation for some hours to reduce any moisture. They will have a s", "Place one rack in the baking tin, arrange the fruits upon it so that they do not touch each other or the side of the pan. Place the second rack feet upwards upon the fruits, holding them gently in place. Cut a piece of greaseproof paper the exact size of the interior of your saucepan. Fold it across and across, then nip the centre point out leaving a hole about 1\" in diameter. Make a syrup by dissolving 2 pounds of granulated sugar in 1 pint""