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1890

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Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Apple Fool. — Bake good cooking apples (not sweet), remeve the pulp with a spoon, and beat it up witn a little powdered sugar. To a cupful add the yolk of an egg and a small sponge cakeApple Fool ; mix together and rub through a sieve. Apple Fortress. — Take good, firm apples, that will not fall to pieces when cooked, and cut into oblong shapes two inches long and one inch thick ; put into a dish', sprinkle them well with white sugar, cover closely and let stand overnight. Next day place carefully in preserving kettle or pan with more sugar and water FRtJIT. 291 and shred lemon peel, and cook gently over slow fire until done, but take care not to do them too soft. When cold build the pieces in shape of a tower with castellated top, fill inside with lumps of jelly, and on top place candied cannon, surrounded with a "ditch" of whipped creamApple Fortress. A really elegant dessert. Begin serving from top. Apple Porridge. — Boil slices of white bread in pint milk; when soft take off fire, sweeten with sugar, and add teaspoon ginger ; pour in a bowl and gradually stir in the pulp of three or four nicely oaked applesApple Porridge. Apple Sago, — Pare six apples and punch out cores, fill holes with cinnamon and sugar, using two teaspoons cinnamon to a cup sugar ; take one tablespoon sagoApple Sago to each apple ; wash thoroughly . and let soak an hour in water enough to cover apples, pour water and sago over apples, and bake an hour and a hal£ Apple Sauce. — Pare, core and cut in quarters apples that do not cut to pieces easily, and put on to stew in cold water with plen- ty of sugar. Cover closely and stew an hour or more. The addition of the sugar at first preserves the pieces whole. If they are pre- ferred finely mashed stir occasionally while cooking and add sugar after they are done. Flavor with nutmeg, cinnamon, or cloves, if liked, and some stir in piece of fresh butter. Or, for JBaked Apple Saucej pare, core and quarter tart apples, put a layer in earthen baking-dish, add lumps of butter, sprinkle with sugar and a little cinnamon, then a layer of apples, etc., till dish is full ; bake till soft. Or, omit butter and cinnamon, and add quarter cup water and half cup stlgar to four quarts prepared applesApple Sauce ; or two or three times as much water may be used. For Cider Apple Sav^e^ pare, quarter and core apples sufficient to fill a gallon porcelain-kettle, put in a half gallon boiled cider and let boil. Wash the apples and put in kettle, placQ a plate over them, and boil steadily but not* rapidly until thoroughly cooked, testing by taking one from under plate with a fork. Do not remove plate until done, or the apples will sink to the bottom and burn. Apples may be cooked in sweet cider in same way. For an Imitation Cider Apple SarAce^ pare, quarter and core the apples, strew sugar over and let stand overnight. Then stew in their own juice, and they will have a nice flavor and color. Apple Snow. — Pare, core, and bring to boil in as little water as possible six large, tart apples, cool and drain on a sieve, add two tablespoons sugar, beat to a froth and add the well-whipped whites of three eggs, mixed with two tablespoons powdered sugarApple Snow, or an egg and two-thirds tablespoon suzar to eacn apple if wanted very light and elaborate ; beat thoroughly until a stiff snow, flavor witn 292 FRUIT.