Princess Melon

Fancy ices · Marshall, A. B. (Agnes B.) n 50075751 · 1894

Source: Fancy ices
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (9)

one and a half pounds of good cooking apples ↝ Apple, raw [Apples]
one and a half pints of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
the finely-chopped peel of two lemons ↝ Lemon peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
their juice ↝ Lemon juice, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
six ounces of castor sugar ↝ Sugars, granulated [Sweets]
a strip of cinnamon ↝ Sugar, cinnamon [Sugars and honey]
two bay-leaves ↝ Spices, bay leaf [Spices and Herbs]
a few drops of Marshall’s Carmine
a wineglass of liqueur, such as ↝ Liqueur [Liquor and cocktails]

Instructions (4)

Peel one and a half pounds of good cooking apples and cut them into slices.
Put these into a stewpan with one and a half pints of water, the finely-chopped peel of two lemons and their juice, six ounces of castor sugar, a strip of cinnamon, and two bay-leaves.
Bring this to the boil, then simmer it till tender, and colour with a few drops of Marshall’s Carmine.
Rub it through a tammy, and when cool flavour it with a wineglass of liqueur, such as

Original Text

Princess Melon
Melon à la Princesse
Peel one and a half pounds of good cooking apples and cut them into slices; put these into a stewpan with one and a half pints of water, the finely-chopped peel of two lemons and their juice, six ounces of castor sugar, a strip of cinnamon, and two bay-leaves; bring this to the boil, then simmer it till tender, and colour with a few drops of Marshall’s Carmine; rub it through a tammy, and when cool flavour it with a wineglass of liqueur, such as

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