Orange jelly.
Grate the rind of two Seville and two China oranges, and two lemons; squeeze the juice of three of each, and strain, and add the juice to a quarter of a pound of lump sugar, and a quarter of a pint of water, and boil till it almost candies. Have ready a quart of isinglassjelly made with two ounces, put to it the syrup, and boil it once up; strain off the jelly, and let it stand to settle as above before it be put into the mould.
Hartshornjelly.
Simmer eight ounces of hartshorn shavings with two quarts of water to one; strain it, and boil it with the rinds of four China oranges and two lemons pared thin; when cool, add the juice of both, half a pound of sugar, and the whites of six eggs beaten to a froth; let the jelly have three or four boils without stirring, and strain it through a jellybag.
Imperial Cream.
Boil a quart of cream with the thin rind of a lemon, then stir it till nearly cold; have ready in a dish or bowl that you are to serve in, the juice of three lemons strained with as much sugar as will sweeten the cream; which pours into the dish from a large teapot, holding it high, and moving it about to mix with the juice. It should be made at least six hours before it be served.
A Cream.
Boil half a pint of cream, and half a pint of milk, with two bayleaves, a bit of lemonpeel, a few almonds beaten to paste, with a drop of water, a little sugar, orange flower water, and a teaspoonful of flour, having been rubbed down with a little cold milk, and mixed with the above. When cold, put a little lemonjuice to the cream, and serve it in cups or lemonade glasses.
Cheap, and excellent Custards.
Boil three pints of new milk, with a bit of lemonpeel, a bit of cinnamon, two or three bayleaves, and sweeten it. Meanwhile, rub down smooth a large spoonful of rice flour into a cup of cold milk, and mix with it two yelks of egg well beaten. Take a bason of the boiling milk, and mix with the cold, and then pour that to the boiling; stirring it one way, till it begins to thicken, and is just going to boil up; then pour it into a pan, stir it some time, add a large spoonful of peachwater, two teaspoonfuls of brandy, or a little ratafia.