To stew Pears

The Art Of Cookery · Hannah Glasse · 1747

Source: The Art Of Cookery
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Ingredients (6)

stewing pears

six pears ↝ Pears, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a few cloves ↝ Garlic, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a piece of lemon peel ↝ Lemon peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a glass of red wine ↝ Wine, red [Wine]
a quarter of a pound of fine sugar
half a pint of red wine ↝ Wine, red [Wine]

Instructions (5)

Pare six pears, and either quarter them, or do them whole, but makes a pretty dish with one whole, the other cut in quarters, and the cores taken out.
Lay them in a deep earthen pot, with a few cloves, a piece of lemon peel, a glass of red wine, and a quarter of a pound of fine sugar.
If the pears are very large, they will take half a pound of sugar, and half a pint of red wine.
Cover them close with brown paper, and bake them till they are enough.
Serve them hot or cold, just as you like them, and they will be very good with water in the place of wine.

Original Text

To stew Pears.
PARE six pears, and either quarter them, or do them whole, but makes a pretty dish with one whole, the other cut in quarters, and the cores taken out. Lay them in a deep earthen pot, with a few cloves, a piece of lemon peel, a glass of red wine, and a quarter of a pound of fine sugar. If the pears are very large, they will take half a pound of sugar, and half a pint of red wine; cover them close with brown paper, and bake them till they are enough. Serve them hot or cold, just as you like them, and they will be very good with water in the place of wine.

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