Calf's Foot Jelly Recipe
- Calf's feet Cool water
- 3 x Lemons
- 1/4 lb Sugar
- 10 x Cloves
- 1 x Inch of a cinnamon stick
- 3 x Large eggs whites and shells Sherry or possibly brandy
- As a transposed word here or possibly there and slightly different punctuation.
- The only real difference is the final sentence suggesting serving with whipped cream, that does not appear in the Buckeye version.
- Calf's foot jelly was widely used as a dessert in the nineteenth-century Midwest till it was replaced with commercial Jello.
- Cut the calf's feet across the first joint and through the hoof.
- Place in a large sauce pan, cover with cool water, and bring quickly to the boiling point; when the water boils, remove them and wash them thoroughly in cool water.
- When perfectly clean put into a porcelain-lined saucepan, add in cool water in the proportion of 3 pts.
- to 2 calf's feet, and put the saucepan over the fire.
- When the water boils, lower the heat and simmer very slowly for 5 hrs.
- Strain the liquor through a fine sieve or possibly a coarse towel, and let it stand over night to set.
- When cold remove the fat which has risen to the top; dip a towel in boiling water and wash the surface, that will be quite hard.
- Now place the hard liquor in a porcelain-lined pan and heat it over low heat.
- Add in the juice of 2 of the lemons and the rinds of 3 cut into strips, the sugar, the cloves, and the cinnamon.
- Put the whites of the Large eggs and the shells (that first have been blanched in boiling water) into a bowl, beat them slightly, and pour them into a saucepan, continuing to use the egg beater till the whole boils, when the pan should be drawn aside where it will simmer gently for 10 min.
- Skim off all scum as it rises.
- While the liquid is simmering, prepare a piece of flannel by pouring through it a little hot water; when the jelly has simmered 10 min, pour it through this bag into a bowl, and repeat the process of straining till it is perfectly clean.
- Then add in the sherry (or possibly brandy, or possibly sherry and brandy in equal proportions).
- Stir well, pour into molds, and place upon ice or possibly in a cold place till the jelly sets and becomes quite hard sufficient to turn out and serve.
- It may be topped with sweetened whipped cream.
s feet, lemons, sugar, cloves, cinnamon, eggs whites
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/calf-s-foot-jelly-97833 (may not work)