Difference between revisions of "Isinglass"
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==British Pharmacopoeia 1867== | ==British Pharmacopoeia 1867== | ||
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| − | “The swimming bladder or sound of various species of Acipenser… prepared and cut into fine shreds.” (381) | + | “The swimming bladder or sound of various species of Acipenser… prepared and cut into fine shreds.” <ref> General Medical Council of Great Britain, ''British Pharmacopeia'', (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 381 https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene</ref> (381) |
==A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865 Isinglass== | ==A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865 Isinglass== | ||
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===Cookery for the Sick that includes === | ===Cookery for the Sick that includes === | ||
| − | * An Excellent Jelly (Another | + | * An Excellent Jelly (Another): 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.”<ref> Savory, John. ''A Compendium of Domestic Medicine'' (London: John Churchill and Sons, 1865), 339. https://books.google.ca/books?id=VxoDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> |
| − | * Coffee Milk | + | * Coffee Milk: shaved isinglass added to ground coffee that has be boiled in milk. Used to clarify the mixture.<ref>Savory, 340</ref> |
|comes from=Italy, Russia, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Brazil, British Guiana, Hamburg, British India, Singapore and Eastern Straits Settlements, Egypt, German East Africa, China | |comes from=Italy, Russia, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Brazil, British Guiana, Hamburg, British India, Singapore and Eastern Straits Settlements, Egypt, German East Africa, China | ||
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Revision as of 09:51, 26 August 2016
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
Contents
British Pharmacopoeia 1867
Isinglass
“The swimming bladder or sound of various species of Acipenser… prepared and cut into fine shreds.” [1] (381)
A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865 Isinglass
Cookery for the Sick that includes
- An Excellent Jelly (Another): 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.”[2]
- Coffee Milk: shaved isinglass added to ground coffee that has be boiled in milk. Used to clarify the mixture.[3]
Imported from
- Italy
- Russia
- Germany
- Poland
- Ireland
- Brazil
- British Guiana
- Hamburg
- British India
- Singapore and Eastern Straits Settlements
- Egypt
- German East Africa
- China
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