calf's-foot jelly

British  

noun

1. a jelly made from the stock of boiled calves' feet and flavourings, formerly often served to invalids

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calf's-foot jelly

The dessert would be a plum pudding, clear stewed apples with cream, with a waiter in the centre filled with calf’s-foot jelly, syllabub in glasses, and cocoanut or cheesecake puddings at the corners.

From Plantation Sketches by Devereux, Margaret

"Now you don't look as if you'd be glad even for calf's-foot jelly," she chuckled, stopping before him.

From Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

On a pleasant Thursday morning Pollyanna had been taking calf's-foot jelly again to Mrs. Snow.

From Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

"If you please, I've brought some calf's-foot jelly for Mr. Pendleton," smiled Pollyanna.

From Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

Another startling innovation was the use of calves’ feet in the preparation of calf’s-foot jelly.

From If Winter Don't A B C D E F Notsomuchinson by Pain, Barry