[Sca-cooks] Jello shots - OOP(?)

[Daniel Myers]

It's not smiley-captioned, but I'm pretty sure this was meant to be
humorous (never can tell though).


Begin forwarded message:

> Subject: JELLO SHOTS ARE PERIOD!!
>
> While traveling this last weekend to the Gateway of
> the Emerald Moors, I was again blessed with one of the
> better feasts in the Middle Kingdom. While being
> entertained with the history of the shire that hosted
> the Emerald Beast event, we learned that their new
> name will be Caer Byrbryd, which means City of Little
> Snacks, honoring Tiffin, OH, as a tiffin is a small
> snack. With snacking on mind, and mead soaked pears in
> my cup, I was so very pleased to learn, gelatin is
> period, and jello shots, are also period. This
> culminates a five year study of the art of the Jell-O
> shot, from the great Kings of England continues a
> tradition held by college students everywhere. Does a
> heart good!
>
>
> THE REFERENCES:
>> From "All the Kings Cooks, The Tudor Kitchens of King
> Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace" by Peter Brears...
>
> Jelly Hippocrass
>
> 1/2 pt claret
> 4 oz sugar
> 2-3 pieces ginger root
> 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
> 2 inch cinnamon stick
> 1/4 whole nutmeg
> 6 cloves
> a few corriander seeds
> pinch of salt
> 4 tsp gelatin
>
> Lightly bruise the spices and gentle simmer with salt
> and the 1/2 pint water for 10 minutes. Pour half of
> the claret into a jug, stir in sugar anf gelatin.
> Strain in the hot spiced liquid, through paper coffee
> filter. Stir the gelatin till dissolved, stir in
> remaining claret,(best if accidentally replaced with
> the liquor of choice) pour into serving dish, and
> leave to set.
>
> It's an extrapolation, but when tried with a sweet
> honey mead, it's excellent!
>
> Happy as could be to find this at table,
> Nonna