733. Apples with Butter

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (6)

eighteen russet apples ↝ Apple, raw [Apples]
two ounces of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
three quarters of a pound of sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
the rind of an orange upon it and pounded it ↝ Orange, raw [Citrus fruits]
butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
apricot marmalade ↝ Apricots, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]

Instructions (9)

Peel eighteen russet apples, cut them in quarters, and trim them to a nice shape.
Put the prepared apples into a small preserving-pan with two ounces of butter and three quarters of a pound of sugar.
Add the pounded rind of an orange (previously rubbed upon the sugar).
Place the pan over a sharp fire and cook, moving occasionally, until the apples are quite tender.
Butter a plain dome mould.
Put the cooked apples into the buttered mould, pressing them down a little closely.
When the apples are half cold, turn the mould out onto a dish.
Cover the apples all over with apricot marmalade.
Allow to cool completely before serving.

Original Text · last edited 12 days ago

733. Apples with Butter.—Peel eighteen russet apples, which cut in quarters, and trim of a nice shape, put them into a small preserving-pan, with two ounces of butter and three quarters of a pound of sugar, having previously rubbed the rind of an orange upon it and pounded it, pass them over a sharp fire, moving occasionally until quite tender, have ready buttered a plain dome mould, put the apples into it, pressing them down a little close; when half cold turn it out of the mould upon a dish, and cover all over with apricot marmalade; when cold it is ready to serve.

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