Difference between revisions of "Isinglass"
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| + | ==A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865 Isinglass== | ||
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| + | ===Cookery for the Sick that includes === | ||
| + | * An Excellent Jelly (Another) (360/339): boiled shavings of isinglass, with Jamaica Peppers, and a brown crust of bread. Makes a jelly that can be “taken in wine and water, milk, tea, or soup.” | ||
| + | * Coffee Milk (361/340): shaved isinglass added to ground coffee that has be boiled in milk. Used to clarify the mixture. | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 28 April 2016
Contents
Imported from
- Italy
- Russia
- Germany
- Poland
- Ireland
- Brazil
- British Guiana
- Hamburg
- British India
- Singapore and Eastern Straits Settlements
- Egypt
- German East Africa
- China
Description
Isinglass is a substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish. It is a form of collagen used mainly for the clarification or fining of beer. It can also be cooked into a paste for specialized gluing purposes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isinglass
A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865 Isinglass
All page numbers are recorded as (PDF #/SOURCE #)
Cookery for the Sick that includes
- An Excellent Jelly (Another) (360/339): boiled shavings of isinglass, with Jamaica Peppers, and a brown crust of bread. Makes a jelly that can be “taken in wine and water, milk, tea, or soup.”
- Coffee Milk (361/340): shaved isinglass added to ground coffee that has be boiled in milk. Used to clarify the mixture.