Wine Jelly for Invalids

Ingredients

• 2 oranges
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 ounce isinglass
• 0.5 pint sherry or white wine
• 1 wineglass cognac
• 10 cloves
• cinnamon
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoon cold water

Instructions

1. Combine the juice of two oranges with the peel of one, egg yolks, isinglass (or prepared jelly from calves' feet or sheep's trotters), sherry or white wine, cognac, cloves, cinnamon, and sugar.
2. Stir all well together and put into a stewpan.
3. When it boils up, draw it aside for five minutes.
4. Pour in two tablespoonfuls of cold water.
5. Strain through a jelly-bag.