Traditional Recipes and Ideas for Meals

Soak two-thirds box gelatine in one-half cup cold water; stand until dissolved; pour one-half teacup hot water over the dissolved gelatine. Take the juice of two lemons, two oranges, one and one-half cups sugar.

Separate one orange into smallest dimensions, removing the seeds. Lay bananas, cut in small pieces, and malaga grapes with the oranges in the bottom of mold; strain the liquid over these, and set to cool.

GELATINE, WITH FRUIT

Take one ounce box of gelatine; put to soak in a pint of cold water for an hour. Take the juice of three lemons, and one orange, with three cups of sugar; add this to the gelatine, and pour over all three pints of boiling water; let this boil up once, stirring all the time. Take two molds of the same size, and pour half your jelly into each.

Stir into one mold half a cup of candied cherries, and into the other one pound of blanched almonds. The almonds will rise to the top. Let these molds stand on ice, or in a cool place until thoroughly set- twenty-four hours is best. When ready to serve, loosen the sides, and place the almond jelly on top the other, on a fruit platter. Slice down, and serve with whipped cream.

These traditional recipes in this section date back a hundred years or more and we hope that you can adapt them to your modern needs. However we also have recipes for refreshments suitable if you’re hosting a a baby shower, party, a weddding shower or a barbeque or would just like an idea for drinks for a get-together with family and friends we have a selection of beverages suitable for any occasion.
Everyday snacks for parties and special occasions. The recipes in this section range from being easy to make.