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==British Pharmacopoeia 1867==
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=== Isinglass ===
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“The swimming bladder or sound of various species of Acipenser… prepared and cut into fine shreds.” (10)
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==A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865 Isinglass==
 
==A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865 Isinglass==

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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

British Pharmacopoeia 1867

Isinglass

“The swimming bladder or sound of various species of Acipenser… prepared and cut into fine shreds.” (10)


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.


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