706. Flanc of Apples

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (6)
Instructions (13)
  1. Cut the apples in four and peel them into a nice shape.
  2. Rub the apples with lemon.
  3. Put half a pound of sugar in a pan, cover with cold water, and add the juice of a lemon.
  4. Boil the sugar mixture until rather thick.
  5. Add half the apples to the syrup and simmer until tender.
  6. Remove the cooked apples and place them on a plate.
  7. Cook the remaining apples in the same way.
  8. Reduce the syrup a little.
  9. Place the cooked apples in a basin and pour the syrup over them.
  10. When cold, dish the apples in a pyramid shape within the prepared crust (No. 703).
  11. Pour the syrup over the apples; it should set like a jelly.
  12. Optionally, cut the rind of a lemon or orange into fine strips and boil with the apples.
  13. Optionally, ornament the flanc with pieces of young angelica preserved, cut into diamonds, placing a piece between each apple.
Original Text · last edited 13 days ago
706. Flanc of Apples.—I just perceive that I had forgot to give you a few receipts in this way of cake, which I make very pretty when we have a party. Take eight Ripstone pippins, cut in four, peel a nice shape, rub with lemon, put half a pound of sugar in a pan, cover with cold water, juice of a lemon; boil till rather thick, then add half the apples, simmer till tender, put them on a plate, do the remainder the same way, reduce the syrup a little, put the apples in a basin, pour syrup over: when cold, dish in pyramid in the crust, which you have prepared as No. 703, pour over the syrup, which should be a jelly. I often cut in fine strips the rind of a lemon or orange, boil with the apples, and ornament also with pieces of young angelica preserved, cut in diamond, placing a piece between each apple. Flancs of pears may be made precisely the same way, but with good ripe eating pears cut in two lengthwise, leaving the stalk cut in half.
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