815. Compote of French Plums

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
Time: Cook: 20 min Total: 20 min
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (6)

half a pound of French plums ↝ Plums, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a gill of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
the same of wine ↝ Wine, rice [Wine]
the rind of half a lemon cut thin ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]
two cloves ↝ Garlic, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a good spoonful of sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]

Instructions (3)

Put half a pound of French plums into a stewpan, with a gill of water, the same of wine, the rind of half a lemon cut thin, two cloves, and a good spoonful of sugar.
Let them simmer about twenty minutes.
When cold take out the lemon and cloves, and they are ready to serve.

Original Text · last edited 12 days ago

815. Compote of French Plums.—Put half a pound of French plums into a stewpan, with a gill of water, the same of wine, the rind of half a lemon cut thin, two cloves, and a good spoonful of sugar, let them simmer about twenty minutes, and when cold take out the lemon and cloves, and they are ready to serve.

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