The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
July 18th : RED CURRANT JELLY
Be sure to gather the fruit upon a dry day; pick it carefully from the stalks, into a jar ; when this is filled cover it down closely, and put it into a sauce pan more than half full of cold water; set this on a slow fire, and let it simmer for thirty or forty minutes; pour the contents of the jar into a jelly bag, and let the juice run into a bowl, but avoid pressing the bag.
A pound and a half of finely powdered lump sugar must be added to each pint of juice; as soon as the sugar is dissolved, set the syrup on the fire in a stewpan , and keep it well-stirred and skimmed; continue skimming till the scum has ceased to rise : you have now only to fill your gallipots with the warm jelly, and when quite cold fasten brandied paper securely over the tops of the jars.