Royal Recipes for Diamond Jubilee Parties 2-The Stuarts

Stuart Favourites


 King Charles 2nd had a favourite actress  friend called Nell Gwynne. She started life as an orange seller and in honour of this these jellies were served to  the King-- possibly to remind him of her enormous boobs.
She bore him a son who became the Duke of St. Albans

Charles 2nd and Nell Gwynne

Orange Jelly

Recipe

I packet orange jelly

4 large oranges

4 tablespoons sherry(for adult servings only)

cold water

4 cherries , cream if liked

• 
• Cut the top off the oranges and carefully cut around  the flesh and juice and put into a plastic strainer over a basin.KEEP THE ORANGE PEEL CONTAINERS 
• Melt the jelly in 2 tables spoon of  water ( microwave about 30 seconds) in a 1 pint jug.Cool.
• Add the strained juice and pulp
• Add 4 tables spoons of sherry
• Make up to 1 pint of liquid with cold water
• Let the mixture cool down until just wobbly then pour into the orange shells
• Leave to set for about 2 hours or overnight in the fridge.
• Decorate with a splodge of cream and a cherry or strawberry.
• Serve chilled, remembering that this desert  contains alcohol.

                                                               

                                                           



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