This section is from the book "Lessons In Cookery", by Thomas K. Chambers. Also available from Amazon: Lessons In Cookery.
Ingredients. - One ounce of Iceland moss. One quart of milk or water. Two tablespoonfuls of powdered loaf sugar.
Time required (after the Iceland moss has soaked all night), for " Water Jelly" about one hour; for "Milk Jelly" about two hours.
To make Jelly with Iceland Moss:
1. Wash one ounce of Iceland moss well in cold water.
2. Then put it in a basin of cold water and let it soak all night.
3. After that time take it out of the water and squeeze it dry in a cloth.
4. Then put it in a saucepan, with one quart of cold water.
5. Put the saucepan on the fire and let it boil for one hour; you must stir it frequently.
6. Then strain it through a sieve into a basin, and sweeten it with loaf sugar.
7. It can be taken with either wine or milk, according to taste.
For Milk Jelly:
1. Boil the moss in the same quantity of milk, instead of water (after it has been soaked), as above, only for two hours instead of one hour.
2. Then strain it into a basin, and sweeten with loaf sugar according to taste.
3. When it is cold, turn the jelly out of the basin on to a dish, and it is ready for use.
 
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