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White Wine Jelly

Clarified white wine jelly from Erken & Steen 1900: white wine, sherry, water, gelatine, sugar, lemon juice and zest are boiled with egg white and crushed eggshells for clarification, left to steep, strained through a cloth and set in a mould. Best made the day before.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken & Caroline Steen, Kogebog for skole og hjem, 1900-utg. s. 202 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

En forseggjort, klaret vingelé til selskap. Klaring med eggehvite og knuste eggeskall var standard teknikk for å få en krystallklar gelé. Fra «Kogebog for skole og hjem» (1900) av Henriette Schønberg Erken og Caroline Steen.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Put everything in the pot

    Put the wine, water, snipped gelatine, sugar, the juice and zest of the lemons, plus the egg whites and the crushed eggshells into a pot.

  2. 2

    Boil while whisking

    Bring the mixture to the boiling point while whisking constantly, and let it boil up to the rim of the pot.

  3. 3

    Let it steep

    Set the pot, covered, near the heat and let it stand for about ¼ hour (15 minutes).

  4. 4

    Strain clear

    Strain the jelly through a cloth moistened in warm water and tied over a bowl (the original uses an upturned kitchen stool). The egg white and shells clarify the jelly.

  5. 5

    Set to firm

    Fill the clear jelly into a water-rinsed mould. Preferably made the day before serving so it has time to set completely.

Changes from the original

Priser fjernet, mengder omregnet til metrisk. «1 fl. rhinskvin» tolket som ca. 750 ml hvitvin og «¼ fl. sherry» som ca. 185 ml. Klaringsteknikken (silning gjennom klede) er forklart; originalens «omvendt kjøkkenkrak» beholdt som historisk detalj.

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Frequently asked questions

Why egg white and eggshell in the jelly?
They are used for clarification: during boiling, the egg white and shells bind impurities to themselves, which are strained away, so the jelly becomes crystal clear.
What is Rhine wine?
Rhine wine is German white wine from the Rhine (typically Riesling). Use a dry to off-dry white wine today.

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