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

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

"Ain't Mrs. Pennycook been down with a plate o' calf's-foot jelly or somethin' o' that nature?" he asked.

From The Long Chance by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

Pollyanna was carrying calf's-foot jelly to Mrs. Snow to-day.

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

As soon as cold, cut the cover all around and remove it; fill the empty places with meat or calf's-foot jelly and put it on the dish.

From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre

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