732. Pears with Rice

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (7)

for the pears

eighteen small ripe pears ↝ Pears, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
three quarters of a pound of sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
a little water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
the juice of two lemons ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]

for the rice

some rice prepared as in the last ↝ Rice, cooked, NFS [Rice]

for finishing

three tablespoonfuls of apricot marmalade ↝ Apricots, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
angelica

Instructions (11)

Peel and cut in halves eighteen small ripe pears.
Put the pears in a small preserving-pan with three quarters of a pound of sugar, a little water, and the juice of two lemons.
Stew them till tender.
Lay them upon a dish to cool.
Mix three tablespoonfuls of apricot marmalade with the syrup.
Prepare some rice as in the last recipe.
Make a stand with the rice, but not quite so high as the previous one.
Dress the pears in a border in the interior of the rice stand.
Dress the remainder of the rice in a pyramid in the centre.
When ready to serve, pour the syrup over the pears.
Garnish tastefully with angelica round.

Original Text · last edited 13 days ago

732. Pears with Rice.—Peel and cut in halves eighteen small ripe pears, which put in a small preserving-pan, with three quarters of a pound of sugar, a little water, and the juice of two lemons, stew them till tender, then lay them upon a dish to cool, and mix three tablespoonfuls of apricot marmalade with the syrup, have some rice prepared as in the last, with which make a stand, but not quite so high, dress the pears in a border in the interior, and again in the centre dress the remainder of the rice in pyramid; when ready to serve pour the syrup over, and garnish tastefully with angelica round.

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