Orange Jelly (Set)
Origin: Florence, Italy
Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891
Ingredients
- 150 g sugar
- 20 g isinglass (leaf gelatin)
- 4 dl water
- 4 tbsp alkermes liqueur
- 2 tbsp rum
- 1 count large sweet orange
- 1 count lemon
Instructions
- Soak the gelatin an hour or two, changing the water once.
- Boil the sugar in half the water 10 minutes, strain, and squeeze in the orange and lemon juice.
- Boil the softened gelatin in the remaining water and stir it in with the alkermes and rum.
- Pour into an oiled fancy mold and set in ice (summer) or cold water (winter); unmold with a hot cloth or brief hot-water dip.