COMPOTE OF APRICOTS

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Yield
4.0 – 5.0 persons
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (2)
Instructions (4)
  1. Make the syrup by recipe No. 1512, and when it is ready, put in the apricots whilst the syrup is boiling.
  2. Simmer them very gently until tender, taking care not to let them break.
  3. Take them out carefully, arrange them on a glass dish.
  4. Let the syrup cool a little, pour it over the apricots, and, when cold, serve.
Original Text
COMPOTE OF APRICOTS. (An elegant Dish.) 1521. INGREDIENTS.—1/2 pint of syrup No. 1512, 12 green apricots. Mode.—Make the syrup by recipe No. 1512, and when it is ready, put in the apricots whilst the syrup is boiling. Simmer them very gently until tender, taking care not to let them break; take them out carefully, arrange them on a glass dish, let the syrup cool a little, pour it over the apricots, and, when cold, serve. Time.—From 15 to 20 minutes to simmer the apricots. Average cost, 9d. Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons. Seasonable in June and July, with green apricots.
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