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What is a Bouquet Garni?

A bunch of assorted herbs used for seasoning casseroles, soup and stews. A Bouquet Garni usually consists of two or three sprigs of parsley, one sprig of thyme and one or two dried bay leaves. The constituents can vary according to the types of herb available locally. These can include rosemary, sage, savory, celery, leek and strips of orange zest. The herbs are usually tied in a bundle or put in a muslin bag. In both cases they are removed before the dish is served.




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Problems with black currant jelly

Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:16 pm // 4 comments // Robin


Hello everybody,
I made some black currant jelly recently using two pans. One pan produced excellent results, 8lb of nice firm jelly. The other pan's contents, of around 7lb, have not set. Both pans were treated identically. I have looked through my collection of cookery books and found no help, does anyone know of any way of rescuing this jelly as it goes against the grain to ditch it?
Robin.