The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
January 31st : PUNCH JELLY
Make a good bowl of punch according to the directions you will find under that head, only a little stronger.
To every pint of punch add an ounce and a half of isinglass, dissolved in a quarter of a pint of water (about half a tumbler full); pour this into the punch whilst quite hot, and then fill your moulds, taking care that they are not disturbed until the jelly is completely set.
Orange, lemon, or calf'sfoot jelly, not used at dinner, can be converted into punch jelly for the evening, by following the above directions, only taking care to omit a portion of the acid prescribed in making the sherbet.
This preparation is a very agreeable refreshment on a cold night, but should be used in moderation ; the strength of the punch is so artfully concealed by its admixture with the gelatine, that many persons, particularly of the softer sex, have been tempted to partake so plentifully of it as to render them somewhat unfit for waltzing or quadrilling after supper.