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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Food & Drink

JACK OF DOVER

A jack of Dover is a bottle of wine made up of fragments from already opened bottles of wine. Formerly these bottles of wine were sealed and misleadingly sold as fresh wine.
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JAGGERY

Jaggery is a sugar obtained from the flowering shoots of tow Indian palms, Phoenix sylvestris and Caryota urens. But many other palms also yield
jaggery juice. The juice is largely fermented, and the fermented liquid distilled to form a sort of arrack.
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JAMBALAYA

Jambalaya is a Creole dish of shrimps, ham, rice, onions, etc.
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JARDINIERE SOUP

Jardiniere soup is a thick vegetable soup containing sliced carrot, turnip , broccoli and button onions.
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JARLSBERG

Jarlsberg is a Norwegian, traditional, creamery natural-rind hard cheese made from cow's milk, and based upon Emmental.
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JENNINGS BITTER

Jennings Bitter is a light, dry malty bitter from the Jennings brewery in Cumbria.
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JENNY LIND SOUP

Jenny Lind soup is a meat and cream soup flavoured with mace.
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JERKED

In cooking, jerked refers to meat which has been cut into strips and dried in the sun to preserve it. Hence we get beef jerky, formerly called jerked beef.
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JOHN SMITH'S BITTER

John Smith's Bitter is a dark-amber, sweet, malty cask bitter with a creamy texture, from Yorkshire. It is one of the most popular beers in England.
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JOLLOF RICE

Jollof rice is an West African stew made from fish, rice, meat and chilli peppers.
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JUBILEE BLUE

Jubilee Blue is a New Zealand, modern creamery blue cheese made from cow's milk.
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JUDGE JEFFREYS

Judge Jeffreys is a copper coloured, strong, real ale from the Itchen Valley Brewery in Hampshire.
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JUGGED HARE

Jugged hare is a hare casserole flavoured with pepper, onion and cloves. The hare has first been matured by being cut up, placed in a jug which is in turn placed in a pan of water to keep it cool. Hence the term 'jugged hare'.
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JULIENNE SOUP

Julienne soup is a clear vegetable soup based on dried green peas, carrot, celery, onion and brussels sprouts. Mrs Beeton bases her recipe on a beef stock with carrots, turnips, leeks, celery and lettuce. In the USA Julienne soup was often made from onion, turnip, celery and lettuce and served with poached eggs.
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JUUSTOLEIPA

Juustoleipa is a Finnish, traditional farmhouse fresh cheese made from cow's or reindeer's milk. Juustoleipa is traditionally eaten for breakfast or as a dessert served with jam.
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