Almond Longan Jelly

Requested by my col because of today's BBQ and another (pregnant) colleague loves almond jelly and has a craving for it. This is my mom's receipe which uses fresh milk rather than the synthetic stuff you get in hawker centres.

Ingredients
1 to 1.5 tsp almond essence (depending on how much you like the almond taste)
2 cans of longan
1 packet of agar agar powder
(following instructions on agar agar packet)
250g of sugar (can cut down to 200g if you find it too sweet)
1 litre of liquid made up of 500ml of water, 500ml of fresh milk

Method
1) Bring out a jelly mould. Rinse it with water so that the agar agar will easily slide out. Do not to dry out the water.
2) Prepare the ingredients according to the agar agar packet:
a) Add the agar agar powder to the milk and water. Stir until partially dissolved.
b) Put on the stove and add the sugar. Bring to a boil.
c) Stir to ensure that the gelatine doesn't get caught on the bottom. Once it is boiling, turn off the flame.
d) Let it cool a minute or so and pour into the jelly mould.
e) Let cool 10 minutes before putting the mould in the fridge.
3) Let set and chill overnight. Next day, pour over the 2 cans of longan, longan water and all. Put in ice cubes. If its still too sweet, add a bit of cold water to taste.