The accomplisht ladys delight in preserving, physick and cookery.

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Title: The accomplisht ladys delight in preserving, physick and cookery.
Author: Woolley, Hannah, fl. 1670.
Publication: [London? :: For B. Harris,; 1675]
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Subject terms: Cookery -- Early works to 1800.; Cookery -- England -- Early works to 1800.; Gardening -- Early works to 1800.; Gardening -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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28. To make Jelly of Harts-horn.

Take 4 Ounces of shavings of Harts-horn, of the in∣side, and 2 Ale-quarts of Water, put this in a Pipkin, and boyl it very gently till it come to a quart, the Harts-horn must be steeped 3 or 4 Hours first, after∣wards put a little into a Saucer till it be cold, and if it jellieth, it is boyled enough, then being warm take it off the fire, and strain it hard through a Cloth, and set it a cooling till it be a hard Jelly, then take 2 whites of Eggs, and beat them very well, or with a sprigg of Rosemary or Birch, (but not with a spoon) till a Wa∣ter come in the bottom, then put these beaten Eggs, and the Water thereof into a Skillet, and all the Jelly upon it with 3 Spoonfuls of damask Rose-water, and a quarter of a pound of Sugar, and when it boyls, stir and lay it pretty well, then strain it through a Cloth, and let it cool: And of this take 4 spoonfuls in the morn∣ing fasting, and at 4 a Clock in the Afternoon, and this is excellent good for the weakness in the Back.