The Jelly Mongers

Jelly on the plate

Jelly on the plate
Jelly on the plate
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Jelly on the plate

Crazy, beautiful gelatinous structures took main stage earlier this year at the Lodon Festival of Architecture. Argh I wish I had been invited to attend INAUGURAL Architectural Jelly Competition! A sweet idea from Bompas & Parr i.e the Jellymongers!

But big girls musn't cry.. I suppose I could create a Jelly Party of my own. Especially since they included a recipe for glow-in-the-dark absinthe jelly in Singapore's October 2008 issue of Home Concepts. *woohoo* All I need now is a fantastic jelly mould.... And would someone please help me get some absinthe?

Jelly Ronson Recipe
For the jelly
200ml absinthe (bohemian absinthe preferred)
200ml Indian tonic water
100ml water
100g caster sugar
8 leaves gelatine

For the raspberry coulis
55g raspberries
1/2 lemon, juice only
5g icing sugar

For the glow
Blacklight

Method

1. Combine the absinthe and Indian tonic water in a jug and set aside
2. Cut the leaf gelatine into fine pieces and place in a heatproof bowl with enough water to cover. Leave until soft (~ 5 minutes)
3. When the gelatine has softened, melt it in the heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water.
4. Melt the caster sugar in 100ml of water and add to melted gelatine mix. Then combine this with the absinthe/tonic water mix in the jug and stir.
5. Place in fridge for 2-3 days. For every day in the fridge, the jelly will grow structurally stronger.
   
   To make the Coulis
   
6. Place raspberries, lemon juice into food processor and blend until smooth.
7. Strain the coulis into a small jug and anoint jelly with coulis.
   
   To unmould the jelly, briefly immerse the jelly in a bowl of hot water and invert onto the presentation plate. Tip: Wet the surface of the presentation plate before unmoulding the jelly. That way, you may slide the jelly into position if it is not in the right place. Switch off all lights to achieve total darkness and serve the glowing jelly with the black light.

And why does the jelly glow?
Elementary watson! The quinine in the tonic water is UV-active. When the blacklight is switched on it will fluoresce beautifully {: