Folio 1, Page 12b, Recto
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Title
Folio 1, Page 12b, Recto
Subject
Recipe to make Jellys
Description
A Receipt how to make Jellys
To a quart of Jelly four Bottles of Mountain Wine about half
a pint of Brandy seven Lemons if poor fruit Eight pare
the Lemons very thin and steep the rinds in part of the Wine
all Night Sugar to your taste Eight Whites of Eggs and
the Shells beaten boil it well when you take it off the Fire
let it Stand a few Minnets to Settle before you pour it
through your bagg.
If I have any Lemon Wine by me I often put a little in but it will do very well without any.
To a quart of Jelly four Bottles of Mountain Wine about half
a pint of Brandy seven Lemons if poor fruit Eight pare
the Lemons very thin and steep the rinds in part of the Wine
all Night Sugar to your taste Eight Whites of Eggs and
the Shells beaten boil it well when you take it off the Fire
let it Stand a few Minnets to Settle before you pour it
through your bagg.
If I have any Lemon Wine by me I often put a little in but it will do very well without any.
Creator
Unknown
Source
F1P12V
Publisher
Gillespie Family
Date
1782 to 1808
Rights
Site licence
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F1P12V
Format
Paper document
Language
English
Type
Handwritten page pinned to a paper document
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A Receipt how to make Jellys
To a quart of Jelly four Bottles of Mountain Wine about half a pint of Brandy seven Lemons if poor fruit Eight pare the Lemons very thin and steep the rinds in part of the Wine all Night Sugar to your taste Eight Whites of Eggs and the Shells beaten boil it well when you take it off the Fire let it Stand a few Minnets to Settle before you pour it through your bagg. If I have any Lemon Wine by me I often put a little in but it will do very well without any.
It is possible that "Mountain Wine" is referring to a brand of spring water rather than the contemporary term for wine made from grapes grown in mountainous areas.
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Unknown, “Folio 1, Page 12b, Recto,” The Huntroyd Receipts, accessed October 21, 2026, https://huntroyd.co.uk/items/show/21.
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