Somebody has already said, but no, jelly for invalids wasn't the same as fruit jelly (although jellies made of fruit were a popular and sophisticated dinner party dessert. For instance, the Victorian delicacy Russian Jelly.)
The jellies were likely to have been meat-based jellies, e.g. calf's foot jelly. Milk and egg jellies were also considered to be good foods for invalids.
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Date: 2006-01-09 03:18 pm (UTC)The jellies were likely to have been meat-based jellies, e.g. calf's foot jelly. Milk and egg jellies were also considered to be good foods for invalids.