jelly bag

British  

noun

1. a muslin bag used to strain off the juice from the fruit in making jelly (the preserve)

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jelly bag

To make jelly, you have to cook crushed fruit and strain it thoroughly with cheesecloth or an appropriately named jelly bag.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2021

Let it cook for a few minutes over a slow fire and then boil it for two or three minutes and strain it through a jelly bag over your birdies.”

From Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith

Strain through a jelly bag, or fine clean muslin doubled will do.

From Food Remedies Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses by Florence Daniel

The fruit should not be broken, only gently pressed with the back of a spoon, and the water strained through a jelly bag till it is quite clear.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton

The jelly may be cleared with whites of eggs, and running it through a jelly bag.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton

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