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jelly bag

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noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Strain through a jelly bag and to each pint of juice allow one pound of sugar.

From My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec by Various

Filter through a jelly bag and bottle tightly corked, will keep for three months in a cool place.

From My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec by Various

Cultivated plums are cooked in a little water until soft and tender and then strained in a jelly bag and used like currants.

From Civic League Cook Book by

Of course, before pouring into the jelly glasses, the liquid is strained through a jelly bag to remove all particles of mint.

From Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses by Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville)

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